Newton Theatre Company stands with Black Lives Matter.
As a troupe, we know we can do more to share more diverse stories and uplift voices that have historically been silenced. Beginning with our 2020-2021 season, we will seek to cast at least 40 percent of our roles across the year’s productions with artists of color. We pledge that at least 30 percent of the shows we do will be written by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) playwrights, with an emphasis on female writers. We are reaching out to local BIPOC directors and are excited to collaborate. We also pledge to make fundamental changes at the board level by growing our four-person Board of Directors to six, adding two BIPOC members.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
-James Baldwin
What you can do today to support anti-racist efforts:
Support the Anna Deavere Smith’s Pipeline Project
Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Shop Black-Owned Businesses
Read, Do, then Share! Repeat.
As a troupe, we know we can do more to share more diverse stories and uplift voices that have historically been silenced. Beginning with our 2020-2021 season, we will seek to cast at least 40 percent of our roles across the year’s productions with artists of color. We pledge that at least 30 percent of the shows we do will be written by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) playwrights, with an emphasis on female writers. We are reaching out to local BIPOC directors and are excited to collaborate. We also pledge to make fundamental changes at the board level by growing our four-person Board of Directors to six, adding two BIPOC members.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
-James Baldwin
What you can do today to support anti-racist efforts:
Support the Anna Deavere Smith’s Pipeline Project
Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Shop Black-Owned Businesses
Read, Do, then Share! Repeat.