Martha Wade Steketee
@msteketee.bsky.social
consultant | critic | dramaturg | born Michigander current New Yorker
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#nokingsinamerica Images from the rally in Times Square. This ia what democracy looks like.
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#nokingsinamerica Images from the rally in Times Square. This ia what democracy looks like.
Reposted by Martha Wade Steketee
The @washingtonpost.com polled a nationally representative sample of 1,010 Americans on their views of the shutdown. A plurality blame Trump and Republicans: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
October 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The @washingtonpost.com polled a nationally representative sample of 1,010 Americans on their views of the shutdown. A plurality blame Trump and Republicans: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
An idea whose time has come. Again. www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com/about
About Us — Committee for the First Amendment
The Committee for the First Amendment is a large collective of artists, storytellers, and cultural leaders standing together to defend free expression against government repression, industry complicit...
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
An idea whose time has come. Again. www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com/about
Second annual RISE Summit panels and seminars by AXIS Dance Company, Dance Data Project, Expand the Canon, The Harriet Tubman Effect Institute, Invest in Access, Parity Productions, Women Count, on theme of Pathways to Access. Keynote speaker: Ryan J. Haddad. Tickets: secure.qgiv.com/for/risesumm...
September 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Second annual RISE Summit panels and seminars by AXIS Dance Company, Dance Data Project, Expand the Canon, The Harriet Tubman Effect Institute, Invest in Access, Parity Productions, Women Count, on theme of Pathways to Access. Keynote speaker: Ryan J. Haddad. Tickets: secure.qgiv.com/for/risesumm...
Husband quoted, speaking of the latest presidential actions: “He’s using the crime issue for political posturing and political gain. He’s not alone doing that — a lot of politicians do that. He’s just doing it in ways that are much more dramatic and potentially harmful than other politicians.”
Crime Gone in a Week? The Politics Behind Trump’s Federal Crackdown.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Husband quoted, speaking of the latest presidential actions: “He’s using the crime issue for political posturing and political gain. He’s not alone doing that — a lot of politicians do that. He’s just doing it in ways that are much more dramatic and potentially harmful than other politicians.”
RISE Summit 2025 September 9, 2025 event page. secure.qgiv.com/for/risesumm...
RISE Summit 2025
Presented by Maestra Music
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August 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
RISE Summit 2025 September 9, 2025 event page. secure.qgiv.com/for/risesumm...
The Women Count Report series will represent on a groovy panel at the September 9 #RISEsummit2025 hosted by RISE (risetheatre.org) and MAESTRA (maestramusic.org)
August 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Women Count Report series will represent on a groovy panel at the September 9 #RISEsummit2025 hosted by RISE (risetheatre.org) and MAESTRA (maestramusic.org)
Newest Women Count report now available: urbanexcavations.com/2025/07/30/w...
Women Count VIII: Fifteen-Year View of Female and Non-Binary Hires Off-Broadway
[Selection from July 2025 report, published July 30, 2025 on the Women Count report series page.] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: WOMEN COUNT VIII The Women Count project collects, analyzes, and …
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July 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Newest Women Count report now available: urbanexcavations.com/2025/07/30/w...
We will never stop laughing at him.
Trump Will Lose His War on Laughter
Comedy is his kryptonite.
www.borowitzreport.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We will never stop laughing at him.
Current Audible listen, read by the author herself. Essential, hysterical, political, fundamental.
July 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Current Audible listen, read by the author herself. Essential, hysterical, political, fundamental.
Happy 4th weekend. We will endure with tenacity and humor, damn it.
Opinion | The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Happy 4th weekend. We will endure with tenacity and humor, damn it.
Sharing a @borowitzreport.bsky.social reflection to honor the day.
A New Declaration of Independence from Tyranny
Effective July 4, 2025
www.borowitzreport.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sharing a @borowitzreport.bsky.social reflection to honor the day.
Looking forward to speaking on a panel next week convened by Maestra Music as part of New York Music Month. "Gender Equity in Musical Theatre: Navigating a Changing Political Landscape." I'll be talking about the Women Count data report series and turning anecdotes through research to advocacy.
Gender Equity in Musical Theatre: Navigating a Changing Political Landscape
June 25th 2025 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM @ Museum of Broadway.
www.nymusicmonth.nyc
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Looking forward to speaking on a panel next week convened by Maestra Music as part of New York Music Month. "Gender Equity in Musical Theatre: Navigating a Changing Political Landscape." I'll be talking about the Women Count data report series and turning anecdotes through research to advocacy.
Dalton Trumbo Oscar for ROMAN HOLIDAY in @nychistory.bsky.social exhibit on the Blacklist, a time when contempt of Congress led to prison time. Imagine that. And bonus attractrion: And Oscar butts.
June 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dalton Trumbo Oscar for ROMAN HOLIDAY in @nychistory.bsky.social exhibit on the Blacklist, a time when contempt of Congress led to prison time. Imagine that. And bonus attractrion: And Oscar butts.
Images from yesterday's visit to "Blacklisted: An American Story" at @nychistory.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Images from yesterday's visit to "Blacklisted: An American Story" at @nychistory.bsky.social
Reposted by Martha Wade Steketee
Visit for hope and courage to @statueofliberty.bsky.social on this foggy sunlit June day. My natal day. And a tromp up to and down from the crown. Celebrate.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Visit for hope and courage to @statueofliberty.bsky.social on this foggy sunlit June day. My natal day. And a tromp up to and down from the crown. Celebrate.
Musings on the small screen stream of the staged version of Clooney's timely Murrow film.
A “Good Night” for TV: Clooney and company bring Murrow play to CNN
Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists
www.quillmag.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Musings on the small screen stream of the staged version of Clooney's timely Murrow film.
Looking forward to a fun chat tomorrow about post-Drama Desk and pre-Tonys nominations and wins at #thecoffeehouseclub. Panel posted by my husband's doppelgänger and "The Gilded Age" Van Rhij/Forte British butler Bannister himself, Simon Jones. twi-ny.com/2025/06/02/c...
A COFFEE HOUSE TONY AWARDS PREVIEW WITH MARK RIFKIN, SIMON JONES, DAVID BARBOUR, AND MARTHA STEKETEE | This Week in New York
twi-ny.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Looking forward to a fun chat tomorrow about post-Drama Desk and pre-Tonys nominations and wins at #thecoffeehouseclub. Panel posted by my husband's doppelgänger and "The Gilded Age" Van Rhij/Forte British butler Bannister himself, Simon Jones. twi-ny.com/2025/06/02/c...
From my parents' house to my house. The gift of great music, and life lessons that resonate. Jazz is jazz.
May 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From my parents' house to my house. The gift of great music, and life lessons that resonate. Jazz is jazz.