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Female Directors in New York

It's the hot news item in the New York times: Women Direct things! 

The Flea Resident Director Program

" Modeled after The Flea Theater’s successful resident company of actors, The Bats (now in its 16th season), this intensive residency program will allow a small team of young directors to work, train and direct in support of The Flea’s season under the supervision of Artistic Director Jim Simpson and The Flea Theater staff. THE   FLEA  IS  NOW   ACCEPTING   APPLICATIONS FOR   THE   DIRECTORS  IN  RESIDENCE PROGRAM An intensive full time Residency in Directing at a leading Off-Off Broadway Theater, this unique program offers a deep hands on, learn while you do it practical entrance to contemporary theater directing and production. The Resident Director program, while being open for all to apply, is suitable only for outstanding young directors, demonstrating exceptional promise and with a minimum of nine months to fully commit to the rigors of a real theatrical environment. This is not an intern program, an assistant directing program,...

NY Times Article on Daniel Aukin

NY based director Daniel Aukin and his process, as reported by the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/theater/daniel-aukin-director-of-sam-shepards-heartless.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=arts

Playbill.com article about the new wave of young directors on Broadway

...but yes they are all still white men. http://playbill.com/features/article/159292-Sam-Gold-Thomas-Kail-and-Alex-Timbers-A-New-Generation-Helming-Broadway/pg1