On Women Festival
During the month of July, Irondale is hosting the On Women Festival, a festival that provides women-identifying artists the platform to tell their stories. Created in 2018, each iteration of this festival has been different and unique, just like the creators and the shows that are part of it.
In 2022, the Festival will have a hybrid format, with online and in-person performances, and it will be a celebration of the women who have kept society running in all facets of life, current, and past, and the stories that they’ve made.
To make sure we’re not overlooking usually marginalized groups of artists, Irondale works closely with a diverse group of artists to help curate the festival and moderate the Artists Exchange panel discussions.
WHAT CAN YOU SEE DURING THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL?
- MAINSTAGE: Three different theatrical productions will be performed live at The Space at Irondale. Scroll down to learn more about this year’s shows.
- NEW MEDIA STORYTELLING: A collection of New Media Storytelling videos can be streamed online at any time during the festival. Audience members are invited to vote on their favorites and cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third places, as well as one Curator’s Pick Award.
Click here to learn more about this year’s videos.
- ARTISTS EXCHANGE: Led and moderated by our guest Curators, each one of the conversations has special guest panelists and a theme or topic for discussion.
Click here to learn more about this year’s curators and conversations.
Take a look at the festival dates below and mark your calendars with the events you don’t want to miss. Tickets are already available and you can enjoy special discounted prices by purchasing festival passes.

MAINSTAGE:
$30 – General admission for each Mainstage
$15 – Students, seniors, and Working Artists discount
NEW MEDIA STORYTELLING:
$10 – New Media online streaming
When purchasing your ticket, we recommend selecting the first available date between July 11-30.
MAINSTAGE BUNDLE: 2 different Mainstage plays for $50
FESTIVAL PASS: $75
Artist Exchange – Free
Closing Party on July 31st – Free

Press
- 07.31.22 – Broadway World – Sunday Morning Michael Dale
- 07.28.22 – Cultural Attaché – Composer Kirsten Volness and the Opera RBG Supported
- 07.26.22 – Thinking Theater NYC – Review: “The Great Lesbian Love of Eve Adams” Pays Stirring Tribute to a Path-Breaking Woman
- 07.24.22 – Broadway World – Sunday Morning Michael Dale
- 07.17.22 – Broadway World – Sunday Morning Michael Dale
- 07.06.22 – Queer Forty – Lesbian Eve Adams portrayed in new play at On Women Festival
- 06.22.22 – Broadway World – Irondale Ensemble Project Announces 5th Annual On Women Theater Festival
- 03.25.21 – Times Square Chronicles – What to Watch in The New Year: March 25
- 03.16.21 – yahoo! news – On Women Festival 2021 Ready To Once Again Showcase Some Of The Best Talent Around
- 03.15.21 – CBS New York – Women’s History Month: On Women Festival Ready To Once Again Showcase Some Of The Best Talent Around
- 03.11.21 – Times Square Chronicles – What to Watch in The New Year – March 11
- 03.06.21 – BK Reader – Fort Greene Theater Spotlights Women in Month-Long Festival
- 03.01.21 – EDGE Media – Homing’s In Feb 26-March 5, 2021
- 02.21.21 – Bay Area Reporter – Homing’s In Feb 26-March 5, 2021
- 02.08.21 – Theater Pizzazz – Theater / Music / Talk
- 02.04.21 – Broadway World – Irondale Ensemble Project Announces Line Up of 2021 ON WOMEN FESTIVAL
- 11.24.2020 – Broadway World – Irondale Ensemble Project Seeks Submissions for 2021 On Women Theater Festival
- 03.02.20 – Gothamist – The Best Things To Do In NYC This Week
- 03.01.20 – New York Theater – March 2020 New York Theater Openings
- 02.10.20 – Broadway World – ON WOMEN FESTIVAL At Irondale Announced Today
- 04.18.19 – TimeOut – On Women | Irondale Center
- 04.11.19 – Playbill – Brooklyn’s Irondale to Welcome On Women Festival This Spring
- 03.26.19 – Broadway World – ON WOMEN Theater Festival Explores Power of Female Experience
“Now in its fifth year, On Women Festival gives women creatives an artistic platform to use art as activism, education and inspiration in a space that nurtures risk taking, exploration and process—and calls for change.”
– Queer Forty
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