The Lillys have announced a preliminary roster of writers for the new digital publication 3Views On Theater.
Alison Bechdel, Cassie da Costa, Alexander Chee, Eve Ensler, Roxane Gay, John Guare, Jessica Hagedorn, John Lahr, Paul Muldoon, Cynthia Nixon, Mary Louise Parker, Claudia Rankine, James Shapiro, Kathryn Schulz, Zadie Smith, Wally Shawn, Alisa Solomon, Gloria Steinem, and Monique Truong are all among the list of writers who will contribute original reviews, interviews, and purviews (responses to reviews, opinion pieces, etc.) to the online magazine.
The Lillys first announced their intention to expand theatre journalism and the voices within at the 2018 24-Hour Musicals. The organization previously launched a Kickstarter campaign to cover start-up costs, including website fees and editorial compensation.
The publication plans to invite other artists outside of theatre to contribute their perspectives to written work about the art form. Guest editors rotating on a monthly basis will curate content, reflecting different aesthetics, points of view, genders, races, and backgrounds. “Most importantly, 3Views will always leave room for artists to answer back, in order to create dialogue about the work and to empower artists,” reads a statement.
The founders of 3Views include P. Carl, Kathleen Chalfant, Kirsten Childs, Julia Cho, Kia Corthron, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Eisa Davis, Madeleine George, Maria Manuela Goyanes, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Danai Gurira, David Henry Hwang, Phillip Howze, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Christine Jones, Daniel Alexander Jones, Julia Jordan, Jane Jung, Lisa Kron, Todd London, Mona Mansour, Martyna Majok, Ellen McLaughlin, Michelle Memran, Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, Marsha Norman, Lynn Nottage, Antoinette Nwandu, Penny Pun, José Rivera, Sarah Ruhl, Kaneza Schaal, Robert Schenkkan, Rebecca Taichman, Michelle Tse, Liesl Tommy, Marisa Tomei, Paula Vogel, Leah Nanako Winkler and Chay Yew. A secondary group of “first responders” also contributed to the 3Views launch and include Lynn Ahrens, Kristen Anderson Lopez, Tina Fallon, Gina Gionfriddo, Amanda Green, Amy Herzog, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Amelia Roper, Kathleen Marshall, Emily Morse, Leigh Silverman, Kate Whoriskey, Paula Vogel, and Doug Wright.
