It's not enough to 'save' theatre — we have to transform how its marginalized artists are treated

CBC Arts: In the face of almost a year of empty stages and closed doors, there has been no shortage of coverage lamenting the future of the performing arts industry. But the shutdown of venues is only one facet of the mounting cry for change from within the theatre community. A spotlight is finally being shone on the precarity of being a freelance artist, and the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement has enabled Black, Indigenous, POC, Queer, and Disabled artists to unveil the oppression, discrimination, and racism that exists behind our industry's velvet curtains.