PhotosInside Clubbed Thumb's 2019 Gala, Honoring Playwrights Heidi Schreck, Jaclyn Backhaus, and Sarah DeLappeThe April 22 event honored female playwrights and their contributions to the American theatre.
By
Nathan Skethway
April 26, 2019
Downtown theatre company Clubbed Thumb held their 2019 gala April 22. The evening honored playwrights Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me), Jaclyn Backhaus (Men in Boats), and Sarah DeLappe (The Wolves) for their "feminist disruption of the American theatre."
The gala featured special guests Tatiana Maslany, Lila Neigebauer, Grace Gummer, Pam MacKinnon, and Anne Kauffman, as well as appearances and contributions by The Bengsons, Jess Barbagallo, Kathleen Chalfant, Eisa Davis, Will Davis, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Kathryn Hahn, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Lisa Kron, Jo Lampert, Bebe Neuwirth, Gayle Rankin, Sarah Ruhl, Leigh Silverman, Lois Smith, Amber Tamblyn, and more.
Edelstein will directs a cast of 30, with nearly 1,000 San Diegans participating directly in the milestone production that will mark the completion of the Bard’s canon at the venue.
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