Wednesday, October 27, 2021
A look back: why the Philly theater scene needs…
Broad Street Review: On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, in a pandemic world that can no longer ignore police violence, exclude our LGBTQ+ family, or avoid acknowledging how many of us experience some type of bias—from Asian people to Black people to those of Jewish or Muslim faith to those with visible or invisible disabilities—I wanted to know if things are improving in the Philly theater community.
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This article is a clearly outlined evaluation of the theatre scene in Philadelphia, focusing on representation, safety, fair pay, and listening. The caption of the header image is something that I’ve been contemplating myself and speaks volumes about the performative nature of protests--”Many marched, but have things changed? And who will speak up now?” It’s easier to show up and march in mass protests that have been given government permission than it is to challenge white supremacy culture in day-to-day interactions or with employers, where consequences can be swift--and that comes at the expense of minoritized artists and their livelihoods, their craft, their emotional wellbeing, their physical safety, and more. The list goes on. Things ‘not improving’ means perpetuating workspace environments that are actively unsafe. The question is, how will things change? The closing section of this article is titled ‘going on the record’, where author An Nichols points out--a limited number of people reached out to her, and all of those people are people belonging to marginalized identities. No cisgender white men initiated contact or when reached, were willing to go on record. I hope people understand that silence borne out of fear is not a privilege those who are minoritized have.
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