Theatre Manager Happy Hour Join Executive and Managing Directors from other Chicago area theatre companies for some community and conversation in an informal setting. Some discussion topics will include FY22 season planning and re-opening plans, PPP loans, and virtual platforms for benefits. Attendees will have the opportunity to bring up additional topics. Space is limited. A Zoom link will be sent to attendees prior to the event.
Bystander Intervention and Prevention Workshop: Ending Violence Starts with Me Tuesday, February 2nd and Thursday, February 4th, 2021 4 – 5:30PM The Your Life is My Life Bystander Intervention and Prevention Program through the Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) provides an opportunity for members of the theatre community to actively engage in safely preventing and ending violence along with encouraging individuals to practice accountability. The training provides interactive opportunities for participants to consider what safety means and allows for imagining what a safer environment could look like at theaters and other …
New Performance Models Panel Discussion Join The League of Chicago Theaters and The Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program as we host a conversation about producing live performance in the time of COVID. We’ll be joined by representatives from Chicago companies who were able to devise new and innovative ways to present live performance during the 2020 season, with the goal of sharing the challenges and protocols to safely produce outdoor performance for a live audience. We’ll hear from panelists Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, Goodman Theatre …
Trans-Inclusive Casting Workshop For transgender and non-binary actors, the casting process is full of potential land mines. And many casting directors continue to make the same mistakes. From writing character descriptions, to deciding who to call in, to navigating pronouns, to setting up the room – not to mention dance calls and casting of trans roles – there is much to consider. Gender Consultant Josephine Kearns will guide casting directors through the process in a way that ensures actors feel welcome, while also getting you the information you need and staying within …
Erasing Racism Advanced Intensives For past attendees of our two-day anti-racism training we are pleased to once again offer our an advanced workshop with Equity Quotient. These one-day intensives build upon the work of the previous two-day training. Friday, January 31, 10AM – 5PM – Challenging Racism in Organizations Challenging Racism in Organizations Currently there is an upsurge among non-profit arts organizations that want to pursue systemic/structural changes in their efforts to make their organizations fully inclusive. They want to eliminate systemic racism and all other forms of oppression within the organization’s …
Winter Green Theatre Alliance Meeting Help us make Chicago theatre greener! Join us for the next meeting of the Chicago Green Theatre Alliance and help push our CGTA initiatives forward. We’ll gather to hear a guest speaker, and share new ideas and bright spots. Actors, administrators, designers, technicians, stage managers, production managers and anyone that is interested in helping Chicago theatres adopt ore environmentally-friendly practices is welcome!
HR and the Arts Let’s face it. Attracting and recruiting top talent is tough in an industry where the pay is low or, in some cases, non-existent. In this workshop, Allison Cain, Managing Director of Lifeline Theatre (former HR professional for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Watson Wyatt and the Freemen Company), will share recruiting and on boarding tools and encourage participants to share their best practices and experiences. When you sign up, please feel free to provide questions about this process that you would like to see addressed or any general HR questions you may …