Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Meet the Black Women Reshaping American Theater
www.shondaland.com: As some of the first and few Black women at the helm of theater institutions across the country, Nataki Garrett, Patricia McGregor, Dominique Morisseau, and Hana Sharif are making history. They are also facing massive obstacles like “white flight” of donors, and in one case, a death threat.Actors’ Equity Condemns Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Legislation
Deadline: Actors’ Equity Association has condemned Tennessee’s new legislation restricting drag performance, urging theaters in the state to “join us in rejecting it entirely and lobbying for its elimination.” The union, which represents actors and stage managers in live theater, also said it is “monitoring the progress of similarly dystopian laws in other states.”Online Petition Calls Out School For Cancelling Play With LGBTQ+ Characters
www.broadwayworld.com: Over 4,000 signatures have been added to a change.org petition that accuses administrators of Carroll High School in Indiana of canceling a school play involving LGBTQ+ characters after receiving complaints from parents.Steppenwolf to Second City, Chicago Is Perfect Launchpad for Artists
Variety: The oversized contribution Chicago has made and continues to make to the American entertainment landscape comes in no small part from its vibrant and varied theater scene. With well over 200 theaters, from small stages featuring intimate fare to larger houses sending major productions to Broadway and beyond, it’s difficult to find any American film or television series that doesn’t have roots that trace back to Windy City stages.A Black theater director on dealing with cutbacks — and death threats
Datebook: In 2019, Oakland native Nataki Garrett was appointed artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the most influential nonprofit theaters in the country. She became one of the country’s few Black female theater leaders, working in a town, Ashland, Ore., that’s approximately 90% white.
