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Guthrie scene shop was hostile place, say departed workers
Minnesota Public Radio News: A formal investigation is underway at the Guthrie Theater in the wake of two staff resignations earlier this month.
The employees both worked as carpenters in the theater's scene shop. They say the shop was a hostile work environment, particularly for women, and that the Guthrie did not move quickly enough or effectively enough to deal with the situation.
Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens
The New York Times: It had been a pretty laid-back Sunday before Monet Lerner’s afternoon shift at Medieval Times. She poured a cup from her Mr. Coffee and watched a little “Beyond Stranger Things” on Netflix. She thought a lot about acting, and did some vocal warm-ups. Then she pulled on her shiny black rain boots, said goodbye to Hoppy Joe, her rescue bunny, and headed out.
Met Opera Fires Stage Director, Citing ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
The New York Times: The Metropolitan Opera fired the veteran British stage director John Copley this week after receiving a complaint about what the company described as “inappropriate behavior in the rehearsal room.”
Directors Guild Unveils Procedures for Handling Sexual Harassment
Variety: The Directors Guild of America has issued procedures for dealing with sexual harassment in a notice sent to its 17,000 members on Thursday.
The move comes three months after the the DGA announced that it had launched disciplinary proceedings to expel Harvey Weinstein as a member, two weeks after the extensive revelations of alleged sexual abuse leveled against the disgraced mogul. The DGA has a long-standing practice of not commenting on internal union matters, but decided to make an exception in this case. Weinstein resigned a month later.
The DGA said Thursday that the recent public focus on sexual harassment is long overdue.
#GrammysSoMale, #MeToo, and What Happens to Women Who 'Step Up' in Music
The Atlantic: Dealing with sexual harassment by Russell Simmons “was a full-time job,” Drew Dixon, a former executive at the record company Def Jam, told The New York Times recently. Simmons, the label boss, would so frequently expose himself to Dixon, she alleged, that she gave a spare key to her office to another coworker so that they could intervene whenever Simmons entered her workspace and unzipped. “It was exhausting,” she said. “It was like making a record while swimming in rough seas.” Still, she scored a huge hit by co-producing the 1995 soundtrack for The Show. Shortly afterwards, she said, Simmons raped her.
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