Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p Sophie Parker studied at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and at the City Literary Institute in London, England, receiving her BA in 1974. She was artistic director and a founding member of Clowns Around, a touring company staging productions for children, and in 1983 she and Tita Wernimont co-founded Watermelon Studio, Inc. (later Next Stage Theatre), a theatrical company providing a venue in which local women theater professionals could present original work. In 1984, in response to research indicating that only 7% of the productions in major regional theaters were written by women, Watermelon Studio began planning a festival to further showcase the work of women playwrights and performers. The first Boston Women's Theatre Festival was held in 1985 and included work by women from the United States and Europe. The following year the festival was renamed the Women in Theatre Festival, and its focus soon expanded to include women in dance, music, and the visual arts, and to bring women’s art to a broader public by providing networks and resources for women involved in art at all levels. In 1987, Watermelon Studio began year-round programming, holding the first annual Electra Festival, co-produced with the Double Edge Theatre of Brighton, Massachusetts, in January 1989. The Women in Theatre Festival and Next State Theatre disbanded in the 1990s and Parker later established a business consultancy business focusing on organizational assessment and change management.. }
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- catalog description "Sophie Parker studied at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and at the City Literary Institute in London, England, receiving her BA in 1974. She was artistic director and a founding member of Clowns Around, a touring company staging productions for children, and in 1983 she and Tita Wernimont co-founded Watermelon Studio, Inc. (later Next Stage Theatre), a theatrical company providing a venue in which local women theater professionals could present original work. In 1984, in response to research indicating that only 7% of the productions in major regional theaters were written by women, Watermelon Studio began planning a festival to further showcase the work of women playwrights and performers. The first Boston Women's Theatre Festival was held in 1985 and included work by women from the United States and Europe. The following year the festival was renamed the Women in Theatre Festival, and its focus soon expanded to include women in dance, music, and the visual arts, and to bring women’s art to a broader public by providing networks and resources for women involved in art at all levels. In 1987, Watermelon Studio began year-round programming, holding the first annual Electra Festival, co-produced with the Double Edge Theatre of Brighton, Massachusetts, in January 1989. The Women in Theatre Festival and Next State Theatre disbanded in the 1990s and Parker later established a business consultancy business focusing on organizational assessment and change management.".