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

Lynn Nottage, Clint Ramos, and More Call for the End of 10 out of 12s

thebroadwayblog.com: Prominent theater artists are calling for the end of 10 out of 12s, a shorthand that describes the theater workdays during tech, which have traditionally consisted of a 12-hour work day, six days a week, with only a two-hour break each day. Such long workweeks, with only one day off, have made it more difficult for theater artists and technicians who are also parents, those who live farther away from the theater, and others.
Posted by David at 10/14/2021 09:43:00 AM

Theatre in UK faces exodus of women after pandemic, study finds

Theatre | The Guardian: Leading women in British theatre have expressed concern that cash-strapped theatres could prioritise staging “safe” work by men and face an exodus of female talent if urgent action is not taken to support women after the pandemic.
Posted by David at 10/11/2021 09:33:00 AM

Philly’s Protect the Artist protestors take…

Broad Street Review: If the Walnut Street Theatre (WST) hoped to quell public criticism of its hiring practices and failure to live up to its own Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement with Wednesday night’s season opener, Beehive: The 60s Musical, it failed. Let’s get one thing out of the way: this is not a proper review of Larry Gallagher’s condescending, passé 1986 revue, though some discussion of it necessarily figures in.
Posted by David at 10/13/2021 09:49:00 AM

Bay Area theater artists who called out discrimination find that as some doors close, others open

Datebook: The first rule of theater is you don’t speak out against theater, but no one has to say that rule out loud. Every ingenue crowding into an audition room, every playwright lobbing a script into the void, every college grad applying for the privilege of an unpaid internship can tell that if you get branded as difficult, there are plenty of others eager to take your place. Speak out loudly enough, and you might never work again.
Posted by David at 10/13/2021 09:52:00 AM

‘Slave Play’ Back On Track For Los Angeles Production

Deadline: Slave Play will arrive in Los Angeles after all. Playwright Jeremy O. Harris announced last night that his Tony-nominated comedy-drama will remain on the line-up at Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in light of commitments made by the venue to expand opportunities there for women, trans and non-binary artists.
Posted by David at 10/14/2021 09:37:00 AM

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

Kennedy Center stagehands authorize strike

NPR: Stagehands at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. have voted unanimously to strike if the performing arts center's management imposes what the workers call "draconian cuts and changes to working conditions." According to a statement from the stagehands' union IATSE Local 22, which is part of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, those changes include wage cuts of 40% and the elimination of jobs.
Posted by David at 10/08/2021 09:52:00 AM

Jeremy O. Harris Withdraws SLAVE PLAY from CTG Season of Disproportionately Male Playwrights; CTG Responds

www.broadwayworld.com: Playwright Jeremy O. Harris' Tony-nominated Slave Play was set to arrive on the west coast next year as a part of Center Theatre Group's new season; however, the show may not run as planned. Harris writes in a tweet today that he is withdrawing the play from the season to make room for works from young, female playwrights.
Posted by David at 10/06/2021 09:50:00 AM

MAMMA MIA! Resumes Performance At North Shore Following IATSE Local 11 Strike

www.broadwayworld.com: BroadwayWorld has learned that performances of MAMMA MIA! will resume tonight, October 7th, 2021, following last night's IATSE strike which caused the evening's performance to be cancelled.
Posted by David at 10/08/2021 09:51:00 AM

IATSE Members Teamed to Pay $70,000 in Back Dues

TheWrap: The overwhelming approval by IATSE members to authorize a strike came after months of grassroots organizing, creating a network of Hollywood workers so tightly knit that they raised $70,000 to help cover dues payments for members who had fallen behind due to the pandemic shutdown of production.
Posted by David at 10/07/2021 10:22:00 AM

What Happened to Save Our Stages?

Technicians for Change: Way back a dozen years ago at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of folks in the industry organized around #SaveOurStages. In the Twin Cities, we joined in the national effort for Red Alert and turned dozens of our local venues red for a night. We did a Road Case Push through downtown Minneapolis in solidarity with an international effort to raise awareness about the plight of the unemployed workers. We joined in a chain of Empty Events in which we set up and tore down a corporate-style event without ever having an audience. All of these were national and international efforts focused on telling our story to the public and to the people elected to power.
Posted by David at 10/06/2021 09:41:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

Friday, October 22, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Worth a Look

Lynn Nottage, Clint Ramos, and More Call for the End of 10 out of 12s

Theatre in UK faces exodus of women after pandemic, study finds

Philly’s Protect the Artist protestors take…

Bay Area theater artists who called out discrimination find that as some doors close, others open

‘Slave Play’ Back On Track For Los Angeles Production

Friday, October 15, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Worth a Look

Kennedy Center stagehands authorize strike

Jeremy O. Harris Withdraws SLAVE PLAY from CTG Season of Disproportionately Male Playwrights; CTG Responds

MAMMA MIA! Resumes Performance At North Shore Following IATSE Local 11 Strike

IATSE Members Teamed to Pay $70,000 in Back Dues

What Happened to Save Our Stages?

Friday, October 08, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

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