![]() ![]() We formed an ED&I task force, which approved the Denver Foundation’s ED&I blueprint as a model to develop the first ED&I plan for the theater. ![]() Executive Director Chad Bauman, trustee Patrick Smith and Mpact Council Member Tonen O’Connor take a four-month “Unlearning Racism” course with the YWCA. We engaged consultant Claudia Alick to do an ED&I analysis of our theater, while trans activist and educator Elie Krug gave training session for our staff, board and patrons. In the spring of 2018, we developed an engagement program around our “Neighborhood Series”, which includes One House Over, and Until the Flood and Our Town. 48 community responders representing mostly black and brown voices gave a response after each performance and thousands of audience members stay to participate in our Act II program. Executive Director Chad Bauman is recognized by the United Community Center as a “Friend of the Latino Community.”Ģ018: We produced Dael Orlandersmith’s Until the Flood centered on police brutality and its impact on the black community. ![]() We launched the pilot year of the August Wilson Monologue Competition and produced the first play on our Quadracci Powerhouse Stage with a leading trans character ( Things I Know to be True). Director of Education Jenny Toutant and Managing Director Melissa Vartanian attend the YWCA’s “Unlearning Racism” program. Monthly ED&I Brown Bag Lunch discussions are organized for the staff. The Kaleidoscope Group is engaged to finish the development of an ED&I plan and the ED&I Task Force is transitioned to a permanent standing board committee with the chair having a seat on the Executive Committee. The board unanimously approves a new strategic plan that places ED&I as one of three top priorities for the theater. We hosted a training session for our ED&I committee with Art Equity and launched our Blueprint Planning Committee to develop Milwaukee Rep’s first ED&I plan. Three out of five new trustees elected to the board are persons of color. Covid-19 hits.Ģ019: Three female identifying leaders, including two that identify as non-white and one that identifies as ethnically diverse, stepped into new roles as Managing Director, Associate Artistic Director and Director of Community Engagement. A visioning session is led by KG with the leadership team to develop a vision for our ED&I work. The Kaleidoscope Group conducts an organization wide ED&I analysis and review as well as numerous stakeholder interviews. We produced two shows with central LGBTQ themes – The Legend of Georgia McBride and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. We honored 12 SHEroes as part of programming centered around Eclipsed. Prominent African-American leadership coach Don’Angelo Bivens is engaged by the Board of Trustees to provide counsel to the theater’s Artistic and Executive Directors. While we commit to continuing our ED&I journey recognizing there is still much more room for growth, we share the below summary of our ED&I activities from the past decade, including a detailed analysis of our artistic programming.Ģ020: The entire leadership team participated in a 28-hour training session conducted by the YWCA based on its “Unlearning Racism” program. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Activities (2010-2020) ![]()
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