We've reached the end of this year's study! As I crunched the numbers this year, I was struck by how every hiring decision matters, not just to the individual hired, but to the theatre doing the hiring. Every hiring choice is a chance for theatres to show and live the values they espouse in their mission statements. I hope the statistics over the past few years have been thought-provoking and illuminating. I've tried not to be too opinionated in my presentation of them, but I feel strongly that the lack of members of traditionally marginalized communities as designers, directors, and artistic directors is not simply a pipeline issue that time will magically solve. Theatremakers from traditionally marginalized and underrepresented communities already exist, and are ready and more than qualified to work on shows, both ones that tell part of their own stories and ones that don’t. This issue requires conscious, corrective action now, before we lose more artists.
Who Designs and Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender
Phase Four: Part 4
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Who Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Positions and People, Averages, and Prolificity
Who Directs in LORT Theatres: Regions & Categories, Yearly Percentages by Positions
Who Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Yearly Percentages of Positions by Regions
Who Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Yearly Percentages of Positions by Categories
Who are Artistic Directors in LORT Theatres by Gender: Seasons, Productions, and People
Who Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Correlations between Artistic Director & Director
Who Designs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Correlations between Artistic Director and Designers
Who Designs and Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Correlations between Director and Designers
Who Designs in LORT Theatres by Gender: All He/Him/His and All She/Her/Hers Design Teams
Who Designs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Correlations between All He/Him/His and All She/Her/Hers Design Teams & Artistic Director
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Hello Porsche! Once again, I wanted to say thank you for this really excellent data, which I continue to share in my Intro to Theatre class. :-) I was wondering if there was an update with data past the 2017 season? Or have you concluded the project?
Thank you!
Hi Jay! You can find the most recent study here: https://howlround.com/who-designs-and-directs-lort-theatres-pronoun-2019
I love this research! I use it in my classroom to show that institutional bias is still very present. Question: What are the categories for questions two and four?
Thank you for your kind words.
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Also see part three in this series for more information.