Virginia Repertory Theatre
Virginia Repertory Theatre aspires to become an artistic home that is multicultural in representation and where everyone is welcomed and included. We acknowledge that white supremacy and racism have permeated our national culture and are pervasive in our society. It is systemic. We stand against this and commit to doing our part to dismantle systems of oppression, not only in the theater community, but everywhere it is present.
As we look inward, we examine our own conscious and unconscious biases. We hold ourselves accountable for the ways in which our organization has caused harm to our artists and to the theater community. By not acknowledging this and the national reckoning, we caused further pain. Following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others, there has been a call for social justice. We at Virginia Repertory Theatre acknowledge this, we accept the call for social justice, and understand how and where we need to change as an organization as we move forward.
We commit to examining our organizational culture to assure that we are an artistic home centered on anti-racist and anti-oppression practices. We will actively pursue and embrace inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in all aspects of art, business, and life in our community.
We will intentionally make space for the diverse voices of our board, staff, artists, and theatre community.
We will seek to include and reflect on the varied experiences of our community to ensure everyone has access to live theatre that entertains, inspires, and challenges. We will be mindful of Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC); Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI); People with Disabilities, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+), and other marginalized communities in our efforts and we will actively seek to learn from them.
We make these commitments to the theater community and to the community at large and we ask that they take this journey with us and hold us accountable.
We will commit to implement our action plan so that we can honestly say:
At Virginia Repertory Theatre, everyone has a voice.
At our theatre, everyone is welcomed and included.
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