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AUDIT MKE: Playwrights Produced in Milwaukee Theatre 2000-2020

The intent of this resource is to shed light on the representation of gender and race of playwright produced in Milwaukee's live theatre productions from 2000-2020. It is a numerical analysis of 799 productions produced by Milwaukee's six Equity theatres (First Stage, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Next Act Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, & Skylight Music Theatre) from 2000 to 2020.

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Baltimore Theatre Demographics by Brent Englar

For the five theatre seasons from 2014 to 2019, I analyzed the demographics of productions that received at least five performances in Baltimore. I focused on the gender and race/ethnicity of dramatists and directors, as well as whether each individual lived in Baltimore; I also noted the percentage of productions that were world premieres.

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THE COUNT 3.0, a program of The Dramatists Guild and The Lillys Foundation

Between 2014 and 2017, THE COUNT saw some growth in representation on national stages of work by women generally and white women and women of color separately, as well as a smaller increase in work by men of color. Still, our stages continue to be dominated by white male-identified writers, out of proportion to national demographics, as well as to indicators of the demographics of the theatre (i.e. who trains for it, enters the profession, and is represented in non-producing playwright centers).

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Race/Ethnicity, Gender, All Emmanuel Wilson Race/Ethnicity, Gender, All Emmanuel Wilson

Maestra Music

MAESTRA MUSIC, INC. was founded by composer/lyricist and music director Georgia Stitt to give support, visibility, and community to the women who make the music in the musical theater industry. Our membership is made up of female-identifying, non-binary, and TGNC composers, music directors, orchestrators, arrangers, copyists, rehearsal pianists and other musicians who are an underrepresented minority in musical theater.

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On the Edge: The Lives and Livelihoods of Stage Directors and Choreographers by SDC

On the Edge—a two-year, three-phase research study—captures the state of the field in fall 2019 and amid the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 with quantitative and qualitative data, The report reveals a sobering picture of retooled artistic aspirations and urgent financial insecurities for women, people of color, and mid-career artists with 15-30 years of experience.

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The Sol Project

Launched in 2016, The Sol Project is a national theater initiative dedicated to producing the work of Latine playwrights in New York City and beyond.

Guided by the values of joy, rigor and generosity, The Sol Project works in partnership with leading theaters around the country to amplify Latinx voices and build artistic homes for artists of color.

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Theatre for Young Audiences USA (TYA/USA)

Initiated last year by the leadership of TYA theatres across the country, the study was commissioned by TYA/USA to provide concrete data as a tool for meaningful change and accountability. Key findings demonstrate that the TYA industry has made strides for increased representation in terms of gender and race across the last decade, but racial diversity in live theatre for young people is not yet representative of the US population.

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Theatre Makers of Color Requirements

In the midst of the uprising brought about by the death of George Floyd, playwright Keelay Gipson and Stacey Rose felt compelled to cease the momentum of the time to escalate substantive change within the American Theatre. They felt that work began with gaining an understanding of how Theatre Makers of Color felt they exist in the industry vs. how they actually exist. In an effort to seek this understanding, they created the Theatre Makers of Color Requirement Survey.

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