Question 1

​ASIAN AMERICAN STAGE DIRECTORS

Accepted Answer

A Google Sheet created by Peter J. Kuo. Self-populated.

Question 2

BLACK FEMALE THEATRE DIRECTORS

Accepted Answer

A Google Sheet created by Jocelyn Bioh. Self-populated, national directory.

Question 3

BLACK WOMEN DIRECTORS

Accepted Answer

List and profiles of Black women and non-binary filmmakers. Created by Danielle A. Scruggs. Website.

Question 4

DEAF TALENT DIRECTORY

Accepted Answer

A Google Sheet created by Tyrone Giordano. View-only, contact Tyrone for additions & questions.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eTOqxPK-qLbtIMsfgCcd5fkqiZZnWXvGyTbZQCEz1pQ/edit#gid=0

Question 5

DEAF THEATRE ARTISTS AND ASL INTERPRETERS (ACCESS ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS)

Accepted Answer

A Google doc; Self-populated.

Question 6

DISABLED ACTORS

Accepted Answer

Largest database of disabled actors in the United States, privately managed by Disability Inclusion Consultant Christine Bruno. Contact her at BrunoDisabilityInclusion@gmail.com or visit BrunoDisabilityInclusion.com for casting inquiries and her full range of services.

Question 7

DIVERSE DRAMATURGS - RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY, CULTURALLY

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Created/administered by Martine Kei Green-Rogers and LMDA. Google Sheet; View-only.

Question 8

HOWLROUND THEATRE COMMONS

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HowlRound is a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connection between diverse practitioners.

Question 9

INDIGENOUS ARTIST NETWORK

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Native American, Alaskan Native, First Nations, Indigenous, and Aboriginal individuals in theatre. Google Sheet; View-only.

Question 10

INDIGENOUS DIRECTION

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For companies and artists who want to create accurate work about, for, and with Indigenous Peoples. Created/run by Larissa FastHorse and Ty Defoe.

Question 11

LATINX DESIGNERS

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Working, self-identified Latinx Designers compiled by Latinx Theatre Commons. Also available at https://howlround.com/latinx-theatre-commons.

https://howlround.com/sites/default/files/LatinaoxDesignerListasof12.12.16.pdf

Question 12

LATINX STAGE MANAGERS

Accepted Answer

A Google Sheet from Form responses; View-only.

Question 13

LATINX STAGE ARTISTIC PERSONNEL

Accepted Answer

A Google Sheet from Form responses; View-only.

Question 14

LATINX THEATER DIRECTORS

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Lists only active directors with at least 2 fully-realized productions in the past five years, or recent experience in new or devised work. Google Sheet; View-only.

Question 15

LATINX THEATRE SCHOLARS

Accepted Answer

Google Sheet from Form responses; View-only.

Question 16

MAESTRA RESOURCE PAGE + DIRECTORY

Accepted Answer

RESOURCES
A huge list of resources for women of the theater who are hireable as composers, music directors, orchestrators, conductors, arrangers, rehearsal pianists, songwriters, music assistants, lyricists, transcribers, music producers, pit musicians, music educators, and more - many resources for women specifically, LGBTQ artists specifically, and diverse artists specifically.

DIRECTORY
Search here to find women of the theater who are hireable as composers, music directors, orchestrators, conductors, arrangers, rehearsal pianists, songwriters, music assistants, lyricists, transcribers, music producers, pit musicians, music educators, and more. Created/run by MAESTRA, a membership group of female-identifying, non-binary, and gender non-conforming composers, music directors, orchestrators, arrangers, copyists, rehearsal pianists and other musicians who are in an underrepresented minority in musical theater. Website.

Question 17

MAIA DIRECTORS

Accepted Answer

For organizations and artists engaging with stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA). Includes a performer database. Created/run by Kareem Fahmy, Evren Odcikin, Key Member Megan Sandberg-Zakian, and Pirronne Yousefzadeh.

Question 18

NON-BINARY MONOLOGUES

Accepted Answer

A collection of monologues written for non-binary actors (actors whose identities lie outside the gender binary of male/female.) Created by Key K. Woodzick.

Question 19

POC THEATRE DESIGNERS AND TECHNICIANS

Accepted Answer

Created and curated by Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Google Sheet; Self-populated. Includes "Other Lists and Links" tab curated by Key Member Megan Sandberg-Zakian.

Question 20

RING OF KEYS

Accepted Answer

Ring of Keys is an artist service organization that fosters community and visibility for musical theatre artists - onstage and off - who self-identify as queer women, transgender, and gender non-conforming artists.

Question 21

SOUTH ASIAN THEATER ARTISTS

Accepted Answer

Theatre artists from the South Asian diaspora. Google Sheet; self-populated. Curated by Natasha Sinha. Includes "Other resources!" tab curated by Roger Tang.

Question 22

STATERAARTS

Accepted Answer

UPLIFT. AMPLIFY. ADVANCE. Statera takes positive action to bring women* into full and equal participation in the arts. Extensive resources on their website (many of which have also been shared here), mentorship and leadership opportunities, and intersectional feminism at its core.

Question 23

THE KILROYS

Accepted Answer

The Kilroys is a gang of playwrights, directors and producers in LA and NYC who are done talking about gender parity and are taking action. They mobilize others in their field and leverage their own power to support one another.

Question 24

THE LILLY AWARDS

Accepted Answer

Celebrating, supporting, and advocating for women theater artists by promoting gender parity at all levels of theatrical production. The Lilly Awards were started in the Spring of 2010 as an outlet to honor the work of women in the American theater. In partnership with the Dramatists Guild, The Lilly Awards have gathered resources and conducted a national survey simply called The Count that accurately showcases which theaters are producing the work of women, and which are not. The Lilly Awards Foundation is dedicated to honoring the work of women in the American theater.

Question 25

THE MIX - STEPPENWOLF THEATRE

Accepted Answer

The Mix is a new play resource highlighting plays that feature casts of intersectional and intersecting social identities. The brainchild of Aaron Carter, The Mix was developed by Aaron and Polly Hubbard, Director of New Play Development at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The list of plays was generated by and for the collective wisdom of professionals in the field; by publishing this list as a resource, we hope to encourage theaters to produce these plays. The Mix was made possible by the generous support of The Joyce Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and The Davee Foundation.

Question 26

THE NO EXCUSES LIST

Accepted Answer

Women/Non-Binary/Two Spirit Dramaturgs of Color. Google Sheet; View-only.

Question 27

THE T LIST

Accepted Answer

Transgender Professionals in Theatre, Film, Television, Music, and New Media. Created by Shakina Nayfack. Google Sheet; Self-populated.

Question 28

THE PARITY DATABASE

Accepted Answer

​Parity Productions is the only organization to host a free database of women and trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) playwrights, directors, and designers working in professional theatre in New York City.

Question 29

TRANS ENTERTAINMENT GUILD

Accepted Answer

Founded by Mika Kauffman (they/ze/he), The Trans Entertainment Guild is “an arts advocacy group dedicated to improving working conditions and lives of transgender, gender non-conforming and gender expansive professionals in entertainment.

Question 30

TRANS* THEATER MAKERS LIST

Accepted Answer

Trans, gender non-conforming, and gender variant theater professionals. Created by Calvin Anderson. Google Sheet; Self-populated.

Question 31

TRANS VOICES CABARET

Accepted Answer

Trans Voices Cabaret's mission is to raise the visibility of trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming performers, to build relationships and foster communities with casting directors and theater companies, and to highlight the talents of marginalized performers who are often overlooked by the entertainment industry. New York City is the home of the original Trans Voices Cabaret, created in 2017 by transgender actor and performer, Donnie Cianciotto.

RESOURCES