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“Expand the Canon is the most important project I’ve worked on in my career. I am deeply proud to be creating the future of theatre history.” - Emily Lyon, Artistic Director

How did it begin?

Since 2012, Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre has always approached classics with a feminist perspective.  “What does that mean?” - you may ask.  That meant hiring women creative teams, and working hard to find the humanization in women characters.

Somewhere around 2019, it dawned on us that our plays tended to be written by folks named Bill, Eugene, Fred, and Harold.  A quick Google Search taught us that there were thousands of classic plays by women…but not much more.  Most of these plays had no production history, and no information available aside from a playwright and title.

We wanted to produce those plays, but didn’t know which ones.

That’s when we decided to read ALL THE PLAYS: the good and the bad.

Now in it’s fourth year, our Expand the Canon Play Database has over 5,000 titles- and we read 250 of these plays each year.

Come September, www.expandthecanon.com will host a resource for 36 timely plays by women, including synopses and information on how to produce them.

Want to hear more? Listen to our Podcast!

Our first-ever episode dives into why we made this program: hear us chat about it!

Find your favorite Expand the Canon play!

Discover them all at expandthecanon.com, or listen to our podcast episodes for on-the-go summaries and excitement.

One-Acts or

Restless Night in Late Spring & A Hell of Her Own

by Fumiko Enchi (1928)

Foriwa

by Efua T. Sutherland (1962)

And the Soul Shall Dance

by Wakako Yamauchi (1976)

Expand the Canon is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program), and the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

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