All of us at 3Girls Theatre were saddened to learn about the passing on June 17th of 3GT cofounder and legacy playwright Lee Brady. One of the original "3 Girls" back in 2011, Lee’s contributions to the company and to the Bay Area theater community will continue to inspire. 

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A playwright, teacher, actor, director, producer, critic, and theatre professional, Lee Brady did it all throughout her 50+ year career. Of her 46 full-length plays, more than 30 have been produced, including in Edinburgh, Scotland and San Jose, Costa Rica, as well as in regional theatre in the Midwest, South, Southwest and several California cities. Among many others, she has won awards for her plays Home from the Wedding and Southern Lights, which 3GT produced in 2018 at Zbelow. In a 2016 interview for SF Gate, Lee explains how she, AJ Baker, and Suze Allen created the concept for 3GT: "We would get women’s plays onstage where they belong. That was our motto.” In 2018, 3GT's Brady Fellowship, which provides invaluable support for emerging women+ writers over 40, was named in Lee’s honor.

Tremendously brilliant, talented, and kind, Lee will be remembered for her sense of humor, kindness and fierce support of theatre artists and is dearly missed. She lives on through her plays, her many artistic contributions, through all those she inspired and in our hearts.

A celebration of life will take place at the Phoenix Theatre on October 30, 2025 - Lee’s 96th Birthday. We look forward to sharing our memories and love for Lee with all of you then.