“A head drama teacher in Australia, who was convicted of sexually touching two students before being caught with almost 18,000 abuse files involving children, has been sentenced to seven years in jail.”
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“So can theatres cast a White performer Deloris? The answer is yes. But does that mean a community theatre company should?”
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“President Walk's decision to resign, rather than steering the university through this challenging period, is a glaring act of betrayal. At a time when students and staff needed reassurance, stability, and clear direction, Walk chose to walk away.”
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I rarely hear anything more ignorant than, “All the techies do is push buttons and get annoyed with us.” It’s so wrong and just plain horrible.
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“As far as we have come, I think it is important to share the bigotry that we, as LGBTQ members, face in theatre, whether it is by the hand of fellow actors, audience members, leadership, or sponsors.”
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“I think about my college years, which could have been spent learning about the subject I loved since I was 8 years old. I could have gone to my college classes excited about it instead of dreading it. I could have looked back on my college years with wistfulness instead of sadness.”
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“The handling of the closure has been nothing short of appalling. To give students, staff, and faculty only a week’s notice is not just disrespectful; it is inhumane.”
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“It does the industry no good to provide opportunities for people with disabilities if theatre companies do not embrace the access needs of performers throughout the entire audition, rehearsal, and performance processes. It does not matter how many people are invited into the room if the room is completely inhospitable to them once they are there.”
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“Scenes and numbers are timeless as most of them still easily resonate today in regard to things happening within our world. It’s just too bad the show really didn’t have a chance back then.”
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“This is not a sad ending. I transitioned my love for acting to production. I worked as a technician, designer, director, stage manager, and eventually, a writer with multiple experiences under my belt. Writing to you about why I quit acting.
It’s a happy ending.”
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“As someone who is on the asexual spectrum, it is a little disheartening that this performing medium that I love so much doesn’t seem to have a character I can relate to on that level.”
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“I’ve heard from people who claim that arts education should not be compulsory is that the arts are not as important to a child’s education as other subjects are. This could not be further from the truth.”
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