Beliefs & Values

We believe the key to building a more inclusive theatre community is by coming out of the gate strong on where we stand and the processes we build. Here are a few of the ways we are doing this:

• Our virtual performances have established casting processes that ensure they are cast age, race, and gender-blind. (visit our virtual productions page to find out more.)

• Advise directors to cast color, body, and gender-consciously in all productions so that diverse individuals will be represented.

• Actively finding new ways to stage classic works so that they can tell more modern and diverse stories.

• Our end-of-season award show, The Billys, recognizing performances in our virtual series, has no gendered categories. This focuses on the work rather than the gender-identity of the performer. (Tonys, are you paying attention?)

• Created a process for members to explicitly call out racism or sexism in any form.

• Tracking metrics for auditions on diversity representation to track our progress and highlight opportunities to improve.

• Actively searching for BIPOC crew and directors to diversify the voices in the room, not just on stage.

• Our board supports the BLM Movement and wants to actively work towards building a better experience for members of that community in the theatre world.