The following theatre arts partner organizations host various events dedicated to the community their mission serves. Events can range from affinity groups, theatre outings, to networking opportuntities.
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A.R.T./New York (Alliance of Resident Theatres New York)
Founded in 1972 to promote community and collaboration within the performing arts, A.R.T./New York assists over 500 member theatres in realizing their rich artistic visions and serving their diverse audiences […]
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Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
VASTA is an international non-profit that brings together a global network of voice and speech professionals across all disciplines and industries—uniting artists, educators, coaches, therapists, and more. Their mission is to cultivate the voice and speech profession and its multidisciplinary impact with passion, respect, and definitive leadership.
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The Make Good Project
Building spaces dedicated to fortifying the voices of Black women as story bearers. We are archivists of our lived and historical pasts. We are wellsprings for our limitless imaginations and dreams of the future.
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Think Tank for Theatrical Innovation (T3i)
The Think Tank for Theatrical Innovation (T3i) is a volunteer group of theater industry professionals whose purpose is to provide a space for discussion around facilitating change, varied topics related to social justice and systemic racism in our industry.
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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with communities confronting systemic oppression to inspire transformative action through theatre. Their goals are to build solidarity and awareness; to enable actors to become activists; and to influence policy-making through participatory theatre. Their work is guided by several core principles: that any discussion of a social problem should center the voices of those most affected; that unscripted, live encounters have immense potential for transformative change; and that community-based art and activism can influence policy.
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The Circle Keepers
The Circle Keepers is a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization. They dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by training youth organizers as restorative justice practitioners, participatory action researchers and socially conscious activists. By centering the lived experiences of youth leaders, and promoting peacemaking through cultural and educational community organizing that heal the harms of racial segregation in schools.
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Noor Theatre
Noor Theatre is the only NYC-based theater company dedicated to supporting, developing, and producing the work of theatre artists of Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian (MENA/SWANA) descent.
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Expand The Canon
Expand the Canon is committed to lead the theatrical canon toward gender equity through research, curation, and advocacy. They connect theaters, educators, and artists to powerful, overlooked plays by women that have always deserved to be classics— and inspire others to embrace a more inclusive cultural legacy.
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Fuse Theatre
Fuse Theatre is a non-profit centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, dedicated to encouraging meaningful engagement in communities through theatre. Fuse works to expand perspectives, challenge the status quo, and promote justice by elevating voices often unheard and stories often left untold. Fuse Theatre believes its work is made stronger by the many voices, perspectives, and experiences brought into projects.
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Director’s Gathering
The vision of Directors Gathering is to create a theatre-director-centric community that fosters a vibrant, dynamic, caring, and inclusive ecosystem for theatre directors, promoting diverse ways of directing and sustaining a life-long journey in directing.