MythBusters: Shared Leadership Edition

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Shared leadership in larger theatrical organizations is becoming increasingly popular as a way of breaking hierarchy, diversifying the decision-making voices in the room, and combating a strictly patriarchal structure of leadership. These leadership structures expand artistic titles and responsibilities, which is a great move forward! But let’s not get it twisted—adopting shared leadership doesn’t mean that hierarchy, toxic power dynamics, and burnout automatically get thrown out with the old models.