process of making personal performance, lying is always an option and creating truth is the goal." Next they begin collecting found objects, and working on music to incorporate. Finally the company begin rehearsals, weaving together the disparate fragments. Throughout their history Weaver has functioned as the primary director. In recent years, public engagement and dialogue with the public have become an integral part to the Split Britches creative process. This takes the form of workshops and public conversations, often moderated through formats from Weaver's Public Address Systems project. Public Engagement From 2002-2003 Weaver and Shaw designed and ran workshops in four women's prisons in Brazil and the UK as part of the project 'Staging Human Rights', initiated by People's Palace Projects. The workshops intended to use performance to talk about human rights with female prisoners. Controversies At the time Split Britches was formed, cross-dressing and drag were popular, so this has become a central part of some of their performances. Some of the performances by the troupe have come under fire for the portrayal of certain characters. Specifically, the coproduction of Belle Reprieve by Split Britches and Bloolips, a group of gay drag performers. In this performance, gender norms are erased, and the binary is played upon. This performance has been critiqued due to the female actors dressing as men. Because most instances of cross-dressing are males dressing up ultra-feminine, this performance was unusual. It was said that this type of performance further holds men to be superior to women. Additionally, it has been criticized that cross-dressing reinforces the gender binary, which so many feminists have worked to eliminate. Awards 2017: Innovative Theatre Achievement Award 2014: Hemispheric Institute of Performance Senior Fellowship, Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw 1999: Obie, best performer Peggy Shaw for Menopausal Gentleman 1991: Obie, best ensemble, Split Britches and Bloolips, for Belle Reprieve 1988: Obie, best performer Peggy Shaw for Dress Suits to Hire 1985: The Villager Award for best ensemble Shows Unexploded Ordnances (UXO), 2016-present RUFF, 2012–present What Tammy Found Out, 2012–present Lost Lounge, 2009–2011 Miss America, 2008–2009 Retro-Perspective, 2007–present MUST, 2007–present Diary of a Domestic Terrorist, 2005 What Tammy Needs to Know, 2004 To My Chagrin, 2003 Miss Risque, 2001 It's a Small House and We Lived in It Always, 1999 Little Women, 1998 Little Women, The Tragedy, 1998 Salad of the Bad Cafe, 1998 Valley of the Dolls, 1997 Faith and Dancing, 1996