Throughout the year, we will underwrite faculty and staff registration for Nicole Brewer’s six-hour workshop, Anti Racist Theatre: A Foundational Course. Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students. As noted previously, we will continue full-fee support for any member of the student body, faculty, staff, and board to attend the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism and Community Organizing Workshop; we are working with Long Wharf Theater and Elm City UROC (Undoing Racism and Organizing Collective) to organize a workshop for the arts community in New Haven when public health conditions permit. The School and the Rep invite your partnership in this work and welcome your candor in holding us accountable. In late August, a record number of students participated in Facilitation for Social Change, led by Carmen Morgan and our colleagues at artEquity. Programs + Results. Yale Repertory Theatre: 478. Yale Repertory Theatre will not produce a season of plays in 2020-21. This organization has not appeared on the IRS Business Master File in a number of months. May 31, 2020. Yale Repertory Theatre. Erich Bolton Consultant. Yale Rep Facebook page; Yale Rep Youtube channel; Yale Rep Twitter page; Yale Rep Instagram page ... Join the mailing list. Due to the current and inevitable future disruptions of COVID-19, neither Yale School of Drama nor Yale Repertory Theatre will produce a season of plays in 2020–2021. Since 2008, the Binger Center has supported the work of more than 60 commissioned artists and underwritten the premieres and subsequent productions of more than 30 new plays and musicals at Yale Rep and theatres across the country. To be in solidarity with our Black colleagues means taking anti-racist action and holding ourselves accountable—not just in this moment, but consistently as part of our mission and commitment to our community members. Financials . Informed by that gathering, we want to acknowledge with sadness the deaths of Tony McDade and Nina Pop, and the national disgrace of historic and ongoing violence against queer and trans Black people and Black women. Yale Rep’s annual WILL POWER! She also wrote for Season 2 of "Hunters" on Amazon. The course will meet both within individual departments and across disciplines, with students and faculty members as fellow learners in pursuit of these goals: to identify the roots and branches of racism and white supremacy in the structures and practices of theater-making in the United States, including at Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre; to interrogate where the practices do harm and hinder; and to invest in the future by inviting students and faculty to imagine and uplift systems and cultures that do not depend upon or promote supremacy, to build a more just and equitable field. Geographic areas served: The greater New Haven area. ... Mission. Due to the current and inevitable future disruptions of COVID-19, neither Yale School of Drama nor Yale Repertory Theatre will produce a season of plays in 2020–2021. Photo by Carol Rosegg, 2016. We grieve the unconscionable losses of life and liberty we have witnessed, including the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, among countless others. The Grove ended up in a top tier LORT category because of its capacity, but lost money because it had more deadwood than occupancy over the course of a run. Using data to improve public health outcomes is at the core of DataHaven’s mission. Core Values Artistry In addition, a list of the School’s significant recent work follows. We believe in the enormous power of theater—indeed, of all dramatic story-telling—to change the world. Our Mission. ALL Sexual Orientations. We write to share our progress with respect to the commitments statement published June 2020, particularly with regard to our efforts to center anti-racism in our work. Yale Repertory Theatre 1120 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510. Maria was the translator and dramaturg of the English language world premiere of Boris Yeltsin and The Constitution, by Mickaël de Oliveira (Yale Cabaret; Theatre Under St. Marks, NYC). Equitable sharing of power demands speech and action as well as humility from those who have benefited most from white supremacy. The cohort includes Narda E. Alcorn (Yale School of Drama), Renee Alston (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Shaminda Amarakoon (Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre), Renee S. … This committee’s work will continue throughout the 20-21 academic year and will proceed in concert with our process to develop clear institution-wide, anti-racist policies and procedures enhancing recruitment, admissions, hiring, onboarding, and retention processes, largely based on the cultural assessment of the School and Yale Rep conducted by CookRoss in 2019-20. The mission of the Yale School of Drama case collection is to raise the standard of professional practice among current and aspiring performing arts leaders and managers by producing and publishing training and reference material. As part of our partnership with artEquity, we commit to evaluating the currently offered training arc with specific focus on developing both ongoing and progressive training requirements. Mission. We need to acknowledge, attend to, and address these alums; we must prevent and reduce future racial harm, and work toward relationship repair. Now more than ever, artists need to come together to share knowledge and experiences that can better prepare each other Drama is action: in the wider world, as in the theater, the actions we must take are to believe and lift up the lived experiences of Black people, and to mobilize our privilege in service of justice for them. The world premiere of FAMILIAR by Danai Gurira, directed by Rebecca Taichman. In addition, since we last wrote on this subject, we have received the dauntless demands of the We See You White American Theatre collective which, we are proud to say, includes many alumni and current faculty members of the School of Drama as signatories. and Certificate) Design (M.F.A. Yale Rep resolves to foster and sustain an equitable and anti-racist environment where members of our community can thrive in life and art. So that we can all learn more through self-study, we take this opportunity to advance the work of our current students, recent alumni, and their colleagues who are committing to promoting Black authors, and Black-owned bookshops. The organization —founded in the mid-1990s with a focus on producing information that would help improve infant and child health in New Haven — has since expanded its scope statewide. Over the summer, every department chair worked to develop preliminary coursework in anti-racism, and all students are required to take Drama 3a/b, Toward Anti-Racist Theater Practice, this year. Erich is a system designer at Nextstage Design. New Haven, CT Summary . Photo by Joan Marcus, 2015. Our redesigned Yale Repertory Theatre website makes clear the history of our efforts to foster equity, diversity, and inclusion, and shortly will include include a complete Yale Rep production history and archive of programs. We must acknowledge transparently key failings of our school and theatre throughout their histories, as well as sharing our ongoing and new commitments to create equity in our organization. We continue to maintain and publish information to all members of the community about reliable channels for reporting and remedy of disrespect, discrimination, and harassment in all its forms. We know that more are required, including transparent reports here at Yale and nationwide. And so, when we encourage anyone to hold us accountable, it is from a place of humility: we receive your offerings as additive to our own personal and institutional accountability measures. We see and acknowledge the pain of Black people in the United States through four centuries of oppression. Theatre Communications Group 520 Eighth Ave., 24th Fl, NY, NY 10018-4156 Tel: 1-212-609-5900 | Fax: 1-212-609-5901 | E-mail:Staff Directory Later in the fall, we will invite alumni of the School to a series of Zoom conversations with the deans and departments chairs, with particular emphasis on holding space for BIPOC alumni to communicate with the administration about their experience in training. Browse Yale Rep production programs and photo galleries dating back to our theater’s founding in 1966. The crisis that grips our nation is ongoing, as violence against Black people continues and requires our dedicated attention. Return to Top. Main Address. I submit that that is not an accident. The President and Fellows of Yale University; The Officers of Yale University; Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre Administration, Faculty, and Staff; Mission; History and Facilities; Degrees; Nondegree Study; Acting (M.F.A. We know that there is much for our community to learn and much to unlearn. YALE REPERTORY THEATRE 2019-20 SEASON Auditions Yale Repertory Theatre / Drama Productions Inc. in New York 05/02 ALL Religions and Creeds In addition to preparations for the temporary conversion to a four-year program and the arrival of 74 new students and interns, departments and individuals have made time for self-study and reflection to combat racism in themselves, in our institution, in the field, and in the wider world. We honor and respect the enduring and continuing relationship that exists between these peoples and nations and this land. ALL Immigrants and Refugees She currently collaborates with the Portuguese company Colectivo 84. Wherever possible, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are encouraging supervisors to foster flexible work arrangements for staff who are parents or caregivers. Yale University acknowledges that indigenous peoples and nations, including Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Niantic, and the Quinnipiac and other Algonquian speaking peoples, have stewarded through generations the lands and waterways of what is now the state of Connecticut. We must also make concentrated efforts to listen more deeply, and resist reactive and generally unhelpful attempts to find quick “answers” or “solutions.” Our national crisis is wide in scope: undoing white supremacy demands a long span of attention both to ongoing police brutality, and to governmental policies and practices for which we share responsibility with our fellow citizens. program and the Dwight/Edgewood Project inspire hundreds of young theatergoers, and future theater artists, from … Yale Repertory Theatre photo © T. Charles Erickson. Yale Repertory Theatre Associates, Inc. Quick Facts. At the end of this year’s orientation for new and returning students, we designated August 28, the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, as an all-School day for activism and self-care. We also recognize that racism and white supremacy are often perpetuated and supported by institutions. Youth Programs. While making plans to begin a school year in which virtually all classes have moved online to proactively limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission in our community, we remain keenly aware of ongoing global violence against Black people; police brutality; overt anti-Blackness on the part of political leaders and in the media; and racism harming Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in public health, housing, education, employment, and many other aspects of daily life. Yale Rep resolves to foster and sustain an equitable and anti-racist environment where members of our community can thrive in life and art. Yale Rep is proud to support the #ArtsHero campaign. Box Office 203.654.9443. During the summer, Yale Summer Cabaret is the exploratory theatrical home for Yale School of Drama students. and Certificate) Sound Design (M.F.A. In alignment with our core values, we bolster our commitment to interrogating our assumptions and work; to dismantling racism and white supremacy in our own school and theater; and to making YSD/YRT safe and equitable places for our Black colleagues—and all of our colleagues of color—to thrive in life and art. We are outraged by ongoing, state-sanctioned violence against Black people, and by the official posture of the executive branch of our federal government to incite still more racist violence. Our goal is an accountably inclusive and equitable environment for all in our community: we believe that anti-racism must be the illuminating guide to our collective liberation, leading us toward a bright future for our art form. Yale School of Drama, the only graduate-level professional conservatory in the English-speaking world to offer training in every theatrical discipline, announces newly promoted and newly appointed faculty members, effective for the 2020-21 academic year. Operations . Return to Top. In the process it has become one of the first distinguished regional theatres. Copyright © 2020 Yale Repertory Theatre. Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's MURDERERS, takes the mainstage as Asolo Rep's ninth production this season - the fifth to open in repertory for 2009. Black lives matter. A native of Boston, Tori’s plays include If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must be a Muhfucka (Playwrights Horizons, 2019), This Land Was Made (Vineyard Theatre, 2018), and Cadillac Crew (Yale Repertory Theater, 2019). For students’ financial aid, we have converted most required work-study employment to scholarship support, with the typical work-study requirement declining from over 200 hours per year to about 30 hours of remote work-study per student for 2020-21; simultaneously, we have increased financial aid to account for increases in living expenses and supplies required for students’ online learning; we are prepared to support students with emergency grants related to the impacts of the pandemic; and we commit to a comprehensive review of all financial aid policies and procedures during the 20-21 academic year. At the same time, we have an immediate responsibility here at Yale not just to do better, but to do differently. We continue to amplify the work of five local organizations, all led or co-led by People of Color, whose vital work we admire, and whom we encourage you to support as you are able: These undertakings would not have been possible without the tremendous efforts and dedication to change of our entire community, particularly the faculty and staff who have been working so hard in trying circumstances for the past five months. Kimberly Daniel de Acha is the recipient of UC’s 2015-16 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award. She has served as script reader for Theatre for a New Audience and Yale Repertory Theatre. FIU Theatre Alumni Conference May 14-16, 2020 Join us for the first FIU Theatre Alumni Conference! and Certificate programs by one fully funded year of study. and Certificate) Directing (M.F.A. Copyright © 2020 Yale Repertory Theatre. Mission: Yale Repertory Theatre is a leading professional American theatre dedicated to the production of new plays and bold interpretations of classics that make immediate connections to contemporary audiences. As the premiere professional theatre company of North Carolina, PlayMakers Repertory Company strives to produce entertaining, relevant, and courageous work that tells stories from and for a multiplicity of perspectives and creates transformational impact in … Donor & Volunteer Advisory. He was projection supervisor at Yale Repertory Theatre and an assistant professor at Yale School of Drama, where he taught courses in projection engineering, control systems for live entertainment, and digital technologies. Florie Seery To ensure ongoing transparency and accountability, we will continue to provide updates to our ongoing efforts. ... Articulated and advocated for the organization’s mission, vision, and values in partnership with the Artistic Directors Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders to raise the standard of global professional practice in every theatrical discipline, pursuing excellence in art to promote wonder, empathy, and understanding in the world. In the winter, faculty, staff, and students will have the opportunity to continue working with artEquity as first-year students will take Beyond Diversity and continuing students, faculty, and staff will be strongly encouraged to take the Interrupting Microaggressions workshop, first offered in January 2020. Therefore, we commit to: In the interest of fairness, we enthusiastically exhort all of our white colleagues and friends to do the lion’s share of the work to make ours an effectively anti-racist organization. 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