Sunday, March 06, 2022

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Recap: IATSE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Concludes Black History Month

IATSE: Although Black History Month concludes today, the IATSE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee would like to highlight all of our Sisters, Brothers and Kin we celebrated and the impactful activities our members participated in to honor Black History Month.

 

Many months later, how has the Walnut Street…

Broad Street Review: Running a theater is never easy. Running a theater during a pandemic seems damn near impossible. But running a theater during a pandemic with protests outside your opening night, and ongoing charges of systemic racism and inequity coming to a head inside? To many of Walnut Street Theatre’s (WST) critics, that sounds a bit like justice.

 

Step One, Collaborate: Emerson Stage Plans a Season

HowlRound Theatre Commons: When professional theatres select their season, it is often a process of balancing the needs and values of the institution with the needs and interests of the audience. Even if the theatre’s goal is to broaden the audience’s palette, global perspective, or deeper community knowledge, there remains at least an awareness of—if not an emphasis on—the audience as stakeholders in the production or, in other words, as ticket buyers. In selecting a theatre season at an academic institution or training program, that emphasis shifts specifically and significantly from the stakeholders in the production to the stakeholders in the process: the students.

 

Apex Legends: Lifeline's Accent Confusion Is a Representation Issue

The Mary Sue: Since the launch of Respawn’s Apex Legends, many have flocked to engage with the rich lore and background of each of the original eight-plus characters—all of whom exist within the greater Titanfall universe. As one of the few characters with accents representing the Caribbean in gaming, Ajay Che (a.k.a. Lifeline) has drawn a lot of questions about her accent and ethnicity from players who don’t want to feel like they’re being represented by a caricature.

 

Associate and Resident Directors and Choreographers Unionize with SDC

Observer: Associate and Resident directors and choreographers have unionized with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), having won voluntary recognition from The Broadway League after months of organizing. They are now working on an interim agreement with The League and negotiating a date to discuss their long-term agreement.

 

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