LORT EDI

Practically since its inception in 1965, LORT's members have shared a concern that our theatres, our artists, our boards, our audiences and our staffs should reflect the rich diversity of this country. Throughout the years, efforts have been made by individual theatres to change the gender, racial and ethnic balance of our theatres and yet the goal of a truly diverse field continues to elude us. Now, LORT has adopted a set of actions that, for the first time, brings all 72 LORT Theatres together to change the way we recruit staff and especially organizational leadership... At its essence, theatre is universal and specific, similar and diverse but above all, collaborative. We strive every night to bring a group of people together for a communal experience, whereby artists meet audience. Each artist and each audience brings their own unique background to that experience, and the experience is fullest when the backgrounds are the most diverse and unique. We believe we will create the..

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