EDI and Anti-Racism Resources
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Resources for THEATRES & PRODUCERs
Plays and Musicals
From our friends at Concord Theatricals:
Plays Celebrating the African American Experience
Musicals Celebrating the African American Experience
Musicals Featuring Female Characters of Color
Plays Featuring Female Characters of Color
Plays by Black Writers: Stories for this Moment
Resources and Databases
Black Directors, Choreographers, Creatives
Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
Creating in Color (BIPOC musicians, musical directors, and other music department positions)
POC Theatre Designers and Technicians
Historically Black College and University Connect job network
National Council of Nonprofits: Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits
55 Mental Health Resources for People of Color
Consultants and Guides
Broadway for Black Lives Matter Resource Guide
People’s Institute for Survival
Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab
Actions and Advocacy
Broadway for Black Lives Matter: How to Start a Racial Discussion Group
5 Pillars for Advancing Black Talent (PDF)
We See You White American Theater: Petition
Budget Justice (NYC-based but can be adapted for your city/state!)
Reactions and Testimonials
We See You White American Theater Statement and Demands
We See You White American Theater Other Writing
We See You White American Theater Instagram
Broadway for Racial Justice Instagram
Heath Saunders: What I Think About When I Hear That Broadway Is Racist
Four Black Artists on How Racism Corrodes the Theatre World (NY Times)
Griffin Matthews: Dear Amy Cooper: Broadway Is Racist
2020 TCG Virtual Conference: Jamil Jude, Monique Holt, and Nikkole Salter
Tonya Pinkins: Why I am Fed Up with Performative Activism from White and Black Theater Makers
Quiara Alegría Hudes: High Tide of Heartbreak (American Theatre)
Gene Demby: Watching A Brown Hamilton With A White Audience (NPR)
Not a Moment but a Movement: Toward an Anti-Racist American Theatre (American Theatre)
What Do Leaders Need to Understand About Diversity? (Yale Insights)
Peggy McIntosh: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Robin DiAngelo: How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace
Ijeoma Oluo: Confronting Racism is Not About the Needs and Feelings of White People
Videos and Podcasts
What Does Anti-Racist Theater Look Like? (Interview with Nicole Brewer on the Variety Stagecraft podcast.)
How One Theatre Leader Practices Anti-Racism (Interview with Stephanie Ybarra on the Variety Stagecraft podcast.)
In 1 Podcast: Changing the Landscape Series Examining Race in Theatrical Design
Books
How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo