How do women navigate today’s workplace in a world where gender is still an issue, gray areas abound, blatant harassment exists, the glass ceiling has not been completely shattered and, to top it off, you are expected to maintain a healthy work/life balance? Those were the questions actor/writer/producer Jake Lipman ’00 sought to address with her new play Relentlessly Pleasant. “I wanted to create a play that looked at women in the workplace and saw some hope for our future,” she says. Relentlessly Pleasant, written and directed by Lipman, takes place on the hectic day before a new, all-female co-working space launches. The office experiences a series of unforeseen conflicts and calamities—everything from a #MeToo incident to various power dynamics among the staff.
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