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WOMEN OF COLOR UNITE NEEDS YOUR HELP! Over the past years, Women of Color Unite (WOCU) has been tirelessly advocating for equity, visibility, and opportunities in the entertainment industry, but we need your support to continue this vital work. Unfortunately, our donations fell by a whopping 90%.  Many in Hollywood have capitulated to anti DEI rhetoric. Black women and WOC have lost their jobs.  In California, some of our members have lost their homes in the Altadena fires, which understandably, became the focus of many grants. Our resources have been stretched to the limit trying to support our membership through these most trying times. This funding loss has put many of our essential programs at risk which our members are counting on to help them recover from this devastation.  Despite these challenges, WOCU has made significant strides. In 2025 alone: We traveled to Sacramento to advocate for the expansion of California’s Film & Television Tax Credit, ensuring that more productions and jobs remain in our state. We have consistently engaged with legislators, taking them to coffee and lunch to highlight the realities of our industry. We organized community-building events at Soho House and other venues to connect women of color across various disciplines. We organized a fantastic gala to celebrate Women of Color working in the industry, see the video above. We have continued to support #Startwith8, our groundbreaking mentorship initiative that has paired hundreds of women of color with industry professionals, resulting in increased job opportunities and representation. Additionally, we started our own non-profit production company, producing our own content and working with collaborative parties. In 2025, we completed the RISE videos in collaboration with UCLA and APLA Health, supporting Black people living with HIV/AIDS. We created and launched our first vertical dramedy series, airing on social media in June 2026, and completed the second season of our Podcast, How Hollywood Works... Or Doesn't , speaking to luminary guests like showrunner Ben Watkins and studio boss Brenda Gilbert. As Hollywood shrinks and fears repercussions for supporting women of color in media, we continue to do the work and make our voices and stories heard. These efforts require time, resources, and advocacy power, and without new funding we risk losing momentum at a time when our voices are needed the most. Please donate today - and feel free to share this with others you think might want to donate to this program, or any corporate matching programs.

Before Eve, there was Lilith—the first woman, who would not bow to Adam or to God’s order. In this bold reimagining of the creation story, love ties Lilith to the garden of Eden as she and Eve forge a bond of desire and defiance. Find Lilith: The Play on Seed & Spark Mission Statement What is freedom, and what do you have to sacrifice for that freedom? Our mission is to awaken the spirit of Lilith in every audience member: the courage to question, the strength to choose, and the freedom to define one's own path. The Story "I fly as a flame at the gates of paradise. I am still the moon only illuminated by the sun.   He reaches out to me but can’t touch the illusion. He can only touch her." Before Eve, there was Lilith—the first woman, who would not bow to Adam or to God’s order. She leaves Eden in defiance, yet love still ties her to Adam even as she is drawn to Eve, born of his rib and shaped by his will. Drawn to one another, Lilith and Eve forge a bond of desire, defiance, and love that awakens Eve to the fruit of knowledge and self-realization. Yet when their rebellion births sorrow, Eve retreats into the safety of submission, and Lilith is left to confront grief and summon a new power from the ashes of loss. Her loss births the myth that will follow her through the ages: Lilith as night demon, midwife of miscarriages, and an often misunderstood keeper of women’s untold sorrows. Why Now? While Lilith  is inspired by ancient mythology, its themes** remain relevant today.   Men in power still have jurisdiction over what women are allowed to do with their bodies and with whom they are allowed to love.  It’s no doubt that progress has come a long way, but we are unfortunately still seeing both LGBTQ+ rights and women's rights rolled back year by year. In 2026 alone, the ACLU is tracking 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the United States.  In 2025, 13 anti-reproductive-freedom judges were given lifetime appointments to the federal bench. We believe our communities deserve to see stories that encourage free-thought, celebrate female pleasure, and normalize fluidity within relationships. Lilith  serves as a mirror for society’s shifting views on gender and freedom and reflects how women and LGBTQ+ individuals can find their own sense of power and autonomy in this world.  A Letter From Our Playwright Lilith could have found freedom in Eden with Adam, but she chooses knowledge . Knowledge of what is beyond and what’s within. Even if this knowledge is at the sacrifice of her safety, comfort, and peace of mind, Lilith will seek knowledge above all else. True freedom for Lilith must include truth and knowledge, must look unapologetic and live beyond duality.   Across its development, Lilith  has remained a living, evolving piece—one that reclaims a silenced and demonized myth and reframes it for the present moment. This is my interpretation and amalgamation of many versions of the Lilith mythologies. I am in no way claiming this to be the historical truth or the complete mythology. Although I want Lilith  to be true to the Bible’s cannon, this is a personal imagination and exploration using the characters and relationships presented within the mythologies.  Over the course of many years, I immersed myself in research surrounding the mythology of Lilith, studying ancient texts, feminist reinterpretations, and contemporary social discourse to shape a narrative that bridges mythology with modern experience. During my undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, I developed the first full-length draft of Lilith , which was selected for their New Works Festival (2023). Following its initial staged reading, Lilith  continued to evolve through a series of developmental opportunities. It was featured in The Bechdel Group’s 2023 Fall Workshop Season, and has since been presented in multiple staged readings in Los Angeles and New York, where the script was workshopped and discussed. In our last reading in the summer of 2025, it was clear to me that the next step for Lilith’s  growth is to embody this story on stage in order to see how the story can translate off stage and to build a greater community around the world of Lilith . Lilith’s  premiere at The Tank NYC will be the play’s first full production and my playwriting debut. We view this upcoming production as a stepping stone that can lead to a larger life for Lilith –  future productions, greater exposure of the project, and deeper conversations towards themes of womanhood, spirituality, desire, and liberation. Thank you for your care and support. -Adina Aaron (Playwright, Lilith ) Our Goal We're raising funds to bring our show's world premiere to life this August 7–22  at The Tank  in New York City. This production is just the beginning. We're hoping this premiere helps us build momentum for future productions and new opportunities for everyone involved. A great first run in NYC can help the play reach new audiences and create exciting next steps for our team. We're raising $16,000  as our target — that number allows us to cover production costs, compensate every member of our team fairly for their time and talent, and bring the full artistic vision of this show to life without compromise. If we're fortunate enough to exceed that goal, our stretch target is $20,000 . Those additional funds go directly toward expanding what's possible: elevated design elements, more creative flexibility, ensuring every collaborator on this project is paid what they deserve and more. Making adventurous, boundary-pushing theater is a collective act, and every dollar above our goal means we can honor that more fully. Below is a budget overview so you can see exactly how your support will help make it happen. A Letter From Our Director To me, Lilith  is a meditation on personal liberation and the many forms it takes. It’s about how questioning convention can change the way the world relates to you, and the importance of doing so regardless. Our playwright asks us to be curious about how certain mythologies have lasted whereas others have been cast aside, rendered less useful for suppressive systems. We are living through a cultural moment that is pulling back the curtain on the reach of coercion and misogyny, and Lilith belongs here in its reckoning. Adina has written an ode to the earth, lovers, and independence. As we watch Lilith search for the mind-body-spirit connection and where to find its nourishment, we are offered a chance to sink deeper into our own. -Samantha Ozeas (Director, Lilith ) How You Can Help The biggest way you can support us is by making a donation. As an independent theater production, every contribution directly helps us cover the costs of bringing this show to life—from paying artists and designers to securing rehearsal space, production materials, and theater expenses. Your support gives us the resources we need to create the strongest production possible. Lilith  is proudly fiscally sponsored by Women of Color Unite (WOCU) , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing fair access, fair treatment, and fair pay for women of color in the entertainment industry. Because of this partnership, eligible donations made in support of Lilith  are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your contribution helps bring our production to life while supporting WOCU's broader mission to create opportunities for underrepresented artists. We encourage you to learn more about WOCU and the incredible work they do to champion equity and inclusion across the entertainment industry by visiting Women of Color Unite's website .