A fascinating study of women in the arts, International Women Stage Directors is a comprehensive examination of women directors in twenty-four diverse countries. Organized by country, chapters provide historical context and emphasize how social, political, religious, and economic factors have impacted women's rise in the theatre, particularly in terms of gender equity. Contributors tell the stories of their home country's pioneering women directors and profile the most influential women directors practicing today, examining their career paths, artistry, and major achievements.

Contributors are Ileana Azor, Dalia Basiouny, Kate Bredeson, Mirenka Cechová, Marié-Heleen Coetzee, May Farnsworth, Anne Fliotsos, Laura Ginters, Iris Hsin-chun Tuan, Maria Ignatieva, Adam J. Ledger, Roberta Levitow, Jiangyue Li, Lliane Loots, Diana Manole, Karin Maresh, Gordon McCall, Erin B. Mee, Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer, Claire Pamment, Magda Romanska, Avra Sidiropoulou, Margaretta Swigert-Gacheru, Alessandra Vannucci, Wendy Vierow, Vessela S. Warner, and Brenda Werth.

| Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Roberta Levitow Acknowledgments Introduction Anne Fliotsos Argentina May Summer Farnsworth and Brenda Werth Australia Laura Ginters Brazil Alessandra Vannucci Bulgaria Vessela S. Warner Canada Gordon McCall China Jiangyue Li Cuba Ileana Azor The Czech Republic Mirenka Cechova Egypt Dalia Basiouny France Kate Bredeson Germany Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer Great Britain Adam J. Ledger Greece Avra Sidiropoulou India Erin B. Mee Ireland Karin Maresh Kenya Margaretta Swigert-Gacheru Mexico Ileana Azor Pakistan Claire Pamment Poland Magda Romanska Romania Diana Manole Russia Maria Ignatieva South Africa Marie-Heleen Coetzee and Lliane Loots Taiwan Iris Hsin-chun Tuan United States of America Anne Fliotsos and Wendy Vierow Contributors Index | "Comprehensive and stimulating, this work gives readers a broader understanding of the challenges that women directors encounter and highlights their impressive achievements. Recommended for theatre practitioners and students, aspiring women directors, and gender studies scholars." —Ann Marie Gardinier Halstead, St. Lawrence University

"A unique examination of women in the arts, created as a reference point for students, researchers, and theater practitioners. Recommended."—Booklist

"Recommended."—Choice

| Anne Fliotsos is a professor of theatre at Purdue University. Wendy Vierow is an educator, writer, and editor who has written and directed performance art and performed in works show internationally. They are the coauthors of American Women Stage Directors.