EDI
Statement in Support of Our Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Community Members
We here at Theatre Bay Area are heartsick over the recent attacking, smearing, and scapegoating of LGBTQIA+ people, particularly trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people both here in the Bay Area and across the US. Theatre Bay Area stands in firm, unequivocal, unconditional support of our LGBTQIA+ community members of all ages. Drag and other…
Read MoreIntroducing TBA’s Community Accountability Agreement
Theatre Bay Area’s Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Working Group, a team comprised of Board & staff, worked throughout 2022 to create the TBA Community Accountability Agreement. In January 2023, we are proud to introduce this document to our members and grantees. This agreement sets the groundwork for TBA’s active role facilitating EDI in our…
Read MoreFY2022 CA$H Theatre Accountability Report
To hold ourselves accountable in dismantling white supremacy culture and other biases in TBA, we are collecting demographic data on grant applicants and awardees. While there’s more work to do, we’re proud to say that 95.5% of CA$H Theatre Grants in our 2022 fiscal year went to BIPOC theatre-makers — view the full EDI Accountability report.
Read MoreTBA & Anti-Racism: Accountability and Action
Theatre Bay Area acknowledges the social unrest and racial reckoning occurring throughout the country and the national arts field. We have heard the demands put forth by We See You White American Theatre and the BIPOC Living Doc Equity Action Plan. TBA recognizes the enormous labor taken to develop these tools, and we want to…
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