Worth a Look

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

#MeToo, Five Years Later: Why Time’s Up Imploded

The Hollywood Reporter: When it was founded in the months after the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in 2017, Time’s Up was supposed to put Hollywood’s considerable power and money — and its sudden outrage — to work fighting sexual harassment. Instead, today Time’s Up is a ghost organization, technically still operating, but with no CEO or programming offered in nearly a year, and with a skeletal board.

Posted by David at 10/07/2022 02:35:00 PM

Dramatists Guild, TCG, Shakespeare Theatre Association Stand With Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett

Playbill: The Dramatists Guild, Theatre Communications Group, and The Shakespeare Theatre Association have released a joint statement standing behind Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett, who has been the recipient of racist death threats and other harassment in response to her progressive artistic decisions.

Posted by David at 10/04/2022 10:26:00 AM

Veteran Broadway Producer Ron Simons Discusses Black on Broadway

www.theroot.com: Contrary to popular belief, and the unfortunate stereotypical demographic of theater-goers, Black people have long had a presence on Broadway. In fact, we have a rich, documented history with theater that goes all the way back to 1821, when a free Black man from the West Indies, William Alexander Brown, opened up the African Grove Theatre in New York City with America’s first Black theater troupe.

Posted by David at 10/06/2022 10:11:00 AM

Latinos Continue To Be Invisible In Hollywood And The Media, A New Report Finds

LAist: Despite making up nearly 19% of the population, Latinos continue to be underrepresented or misrepresented in Hollywood, news and book publishing, according to a new report released by the Government Accountability Office.

Posted by David at 10/07/2022 02:08:00 PM

How a new law could remake California's small theater landscape in the wake of AB5

Datebook: California is moving toward a revolutionary overhaul in how it finances the performing arts. In signing SB1116 into law on Thursday, Sept. 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom created the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, which would reimburse small performing arts organizations for large portions of their payroll costs. The smaller a company’s budget, the more the fund would reimburse.

Posted by David at 10/05/2022 02:51:00 PM