Not a Moment but a Movement: Toward an Anti-Racist American Theatre
The collective that started by saying ‘We See You, White American Theater’ makes its own demands to be seen, and fully included, at last.
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Great Lakes: Business as Unusual, and Some Urgent Questions
Midwestern orgs are hunkering down but not defeated in their plans to stay relevant as they restructure.
Mid-Atlantic: Adaptation and Engagement
At theatres in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, flexibility is the watchword.
New England: Inward and Outward
Theatres in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are variously going local and virtual, and reflecting deeply on their role in a changed future.
Plains: ‘Too Stubborn to Go Away’
Theatres in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri work to adapt to the new reality and plan for the next chapter.
Rocky Mountain: Short-Term Vs. Long-Term Thinking
Theatres in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho keep the theatre faith, and many or most employees, in hopes of a full return.
South Atlantic: Resetting Expectations
Theatres in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina focus on how they can best serve their communities when they can’t do it from their stages.
South Central: Social Distance and Social Justice
Theatres in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana face budget shortfalls, existential questions, and a new sense of purpose.
Southwest: Hot Spot Survival
As the pandemic rages through Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma, theatres adjust their models and make new commitments, while one New Mexico theatre goes under.
West: Ready or Not, Change Is Coming
Theatres in California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington know they can’t go back to normal, and increasingly they’re seeing they wouldn’t want to anyway.