#MeToo

#MeToo in the Theatre

The necessity of repercussions

• #MeToo Power, Complicity, and Collective Responsibility: https://howlround.com/metoo 

• Holly L. Derr, a director, and professor writes about how theaters need to hold men publicly accountable for their sexual assault and let everyone know that this type of behavior is no longer tolerated.

Should affect how we choose plays and what we say with them

• #Metoo Incorporated into Legally Blonde Production: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-metoo-theater-st-0919-story.html

• In this article, the aspect of the #MeToo movement is discussed in the context of a theatrical environment. Trent Stork, the director of the Aurora Theatre's production of Legally Blonde the Musical has incorporated both the Aurora Police Department and Mutual Ground domestic violence shelter to "'Keep it Positive.'" The team devised a workshop to teach self-defense and how to stand up for yourself to 11-18-year-old students.

Finding efficient and safe ways to deal with reports #believewomen

• #MeToo: Fixing (and Facing) the Problem of Sexual Harassment in Theatre: https://issuu.com/setc.org/docs/southern-theatre-2018-fall

• This article details the ways in which both professional theatres and university theatres are responding to the #MeToo movement through the institution of new policies or procedures. Statistics from an online survey of SETC member professional theatres and university programs are cited throughout the article to provide facts supporting the arguments of the author and to contextualize the topics discussed within theatres and programs that are relevant to the magazine's readership.

Women should be telling their experiences, It shouldn’t be men trying to tell women’s stories 

• #Metoo on Broadway: https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/04/06/kiss-me-my-fair-carousel-woman-now-is-the-season-of-our-discontent/

• This article from American Theatre analysis the problems of producing shows like Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady in the era of #MeToo. This article also discusses the lack of women working on Broadway productions.

The need for and rise of intimacy directors and the importance of them

• Australian Theatre After #MeToo: How the industry is making the workplace safer for its workers: 

  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-22/australian-theatre-responds-to-metoo-sexual-harassment-bullying/10619362

• This article details how through activism and the #MeToo movement Australian theatres have adopted new regulations and policies to create safer work environments. Some of the changes include the widespread adaptation of a new code of practice and intimacy directors.