This Roygbiv article talks about labeling people with a specific gender and/or sex and how this relates to the labels used to categorize sexual orientation. Read the article here.
HowlRound: What Happened When Critics Failed to Review My Latino Play
Director and professor Tlaloc Rivas talks about how no one from any English-language paper reviewed a show, Mariela en el Desierto, he directed at Aurora Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA. He explains how essential it is for works by Latino/as to be recognized and reviewed. Read the article here.
The American Prospect: The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media
In this article, Gabriel Arana highlights the reasons why publications across the country lack diversity in the newsroom. One cause he points to is how unpaid internships are usually populated by well-off, white candidates. Read the article here.
MPR: New Theater Coalition Wants End to Racial, Ethnic Stereotypes
This article talks about how five theatres in the Twin Cities are coming together to form a coalition that would ensure people of color are given respectable presentation on stage. Read the article here.
Fringe Arts Blog: The Untenable Career of a Successful Philadelphia Theater Artist
In this interview with Charlotte Ford, a Philadelphia theatre artist, she talks about her struggles to survive in the city on her art alone and the sacrifices she has had to make in order to survive and have a family. Read her interview here.
The Show Must Go On: Emergency Protocols & Preparedness
In this post by stage manager Lois Dawson, she gives several examples of emergencies and safety issues that she’s encountered in her work and how she handled them. Read her post here.
Bitter Gertrude: Our Role in this as Artists
This article from Bitter Gertrude talks about our responsibilities as artists with the work we create in light of the UCSB shootings. Read the article here.
Boston Globe: The Quickly Shifting Language of the Transgender Community
This Boston Globe article talks about recent changes in language regarding how we refer to transgendered people. Read the article here.
DC Theatre Scene: A Living Wage is Our Right and Responsibility
This article from lighting designer Andrew Griffin is in response to Philly theatre artist Charlotte Ford’s interview, which we discussed on 5/26/14. In his article, Griffin talks about how artists devalue each other by accepting less money for hard, time-consuming work. Read the article here.
LA Weekly: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Canceled After Homophobic Fracas
Repertory East Playhouse’s SoCal production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was canceled after an actor went into the audience to confront a heckler. The theatre later fired the actor. Read the article here.