From left to right: Tia Cassmira as Zora Neale Hurston, Jen Anaya as Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and Rhiannon Ling as Susan Glaspell
Thank you for joining us for Day of the Dead Ladies!
Because of you, we revived the legacies of 3 game-changing playwrights. And we began fundraising to fuel ETC’s mission. To keep the momentum going, we need your help.
Here’s a free way to support us: Amplify ETC’s Mission!
With reduction in NEA grant funding, we are filling an even bigger gap this year. Every donation (of any size) helps us find, research, curate, and advocate for new (to us) classics by women.
You already supported us so much at the party (thank you!). To take your support one step further, could you share our fundraising campaign with a friend you believe will support our mission? You can share this post on social media, post a photo from the party, and link to our fundraising page, or forward this email to a friend!
And we have something to sweeten the deal…
At the party, a generous donor pledged to MATCH donations made between now and Halloween! That means donors can make double the impact if they act now! We are $6K away from our fundraising goal for 2025 and we could close that gap this month with donation matching. If you, or the friend or colleague you pass our campaign along to, only has $5, $10, or $20 to give, now is the perfect time to double their donations to contribute to this mission!
Here’s a sample of what you can share, to make it easy!
(Photo Caption or Bluesky post)
This weekend I went to Day of the Dead Ladies, an incredible night celebrating women and gender-expansive playwrights throughout history. 💀✨ ✨ Support Expand The Canon’s mission to revive their legacies with a small donation. They have a donor matching contributions until Halloween! Now’s the time to show up for our Arts Organizations! Go to expandthecanon.com/donate
#ExpandTheCanon #ExpandtheFuture
(To a friend)
Hey! I went to an amazing event last weekend by Expand the Canon — they’re working to bring forgotten women and gender-expansive playwrights back into the classic canon. They’re raising funds to pay researchers, translate plays, and publish a monologue book featuring these writers, which I think you’d love!
I think you'd really support their mission, so please consider donating or sharing their campaign. They have a donor matching contributions until Halloween, so it’s the perfect time to contribute! Just go to expandthecanon.com/donate
Amplifying our message is a free way to fuel the work that makes sure these playwrights’ stories don’t return to the shadows. Our goal is to expand our research and curation efforts to provide resources for audiences, the theater and education community (that’s you!). We can:
Pay researchers and curators a living wage
Fund archival trips to uncover new works
Translate plays that have never before been accessible in English
Create the first Expand the Canon monologue book
You’ve already joined us in celebration — now, join us in action. Together, we can make sure the classics finally reflect all of us.
Keep expanding!
-ETC Team
