The confidential service, launched by attorney Norman Siegel and actress Marin Ireland and set up for now as a six-month pilot project, could resolve cases with options from an apology and promise to stop harassing behavior to a potential financial settlement.
Category: theatre
Study: Huge Gender Gap At The Top Of British Theatres
The research, which looked at 33 venues, was carried out in response to recent conversations about gender equality, and in light of concerns from some SDUK members that seasons were heavily weighted towards male directors. The research looked only at in-house shows produced by the venues themselves, rather than visiting shows, and included productions staged by artistic directors.
#52PlaysbyWomen – A Post-Mortem On A Social Media Campaign To Promote Female Playwrights
Laura Shamas, who created the #52PlaysbyWomen project in August 2016, considers the results and the responses of participants.
‘Art For Not-Rich People’ – Making Theater At The Real Grass-Roots Level
A reporter visits a conference organized by the Twin Cities company Ten Thousand Things, which performs in prisons, shelters, immigrant centers, rehab facilities, and the like – all without fancy sets and costumes, a proscenium stage, or (crucially) an admission charge.
The Contemporary Drag Queen: Social Media Versus The Live Personna
“On one level, social media has created a new point of entry to the global drag scene, opening doors for a broad spectrum of talented visual artists who might otherwise be excluded—queens isolated in small towns, barred from clubs because of their age, or too shy or unwilling to navigate the jungle of nightlife. But for some, the growing presence of Instagram queens seems to be skewing public expectations for drag toward looks and fashion, and away from rich traditions of performance (including lip-synching, stand-up comedy, and dance), activism, community building, and so on. And in an industry where low-pay and high-expenses renders money rarely the object, any threat to long-held tradition is deeply felt.”
The End Of The Old “Hemp House” Theatres
While there is nostalgia around this important piece of theatre history, everyone—including the stagehands—has come to realize that more and more touring companies are not familiar with the hemp-and-sandbag system and have very little if any experience working in it.
The Pop-Up Theatre From The Calais Refugee Camp Is Popping Up Again In Paris
“When the tent in Calais that housed the Good Chance Theatre came down in the spring of last year, as the refugee camp known as ‘the Jungle’ was cleared, the two 25-year-old British playwrights who set it up pledged that the story would not finish there.” And they’re as good as their word.
So The Royal Court Cancelled A Play Because Of Sexual Harassment Claims But Reinstated It Because Of Censorship Claims, But It’s Complicated
Let’s follow the story:
A. First, the Royal Court Theatre cancelled a production of Rita, Sue, and Bob Too after the co-director stepped down in a flurry of “misconduct” allegations. (Here’s that story.)
B. Then a lot of people are upset that a play by a woman was cancelled because of the bad behavior of a man (Here’s that story) and/or because of the idea of censorship (here’s one of those opinion pieces).
C. Now the play has been restored after artistic director Vicky Featherstone said she had “been rocked to the core by accusations of censorship and the banning of a working-class female voice.”
Producers Cancel A Planned 40-City MLK Play Tour After Allegations Against Tavis Smiley
After PBS said their internal investigation found credible evidence, “The show, ‘Death of a King,’ was canceled the same week that rehearsals began. Mr. Smiley was going to narrate the production, which was heavily drawn from his book and featured photographs and film clips from King’s life. The pianist Marcus Roberts had composed accompanying music. The tour was to begin on Jan. 15, King’s birthday, in Brooklyn.”
After #MeToo, What Next For Theaters And Actors?
“To fix a broken system is a daunting challenge. But many individuals and institutions around the country have been stepping up to the plate to do just that, in big and small ways.”