The following theatre arts partner organizations collect, compile, and share data regarding representation, inclusion, and belonging in the theatrical industry.
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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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Dance Data Project®
Dance Data Project ®’s mission is to promote gender equity in the dance industry, including but not limited to ballet companies, by providing a metrics based analysis. Through their research, programming, resources, and advocacy, DDP showcases and uplifts women throughout the dance industry. DDP focus on leaders, both artistic & administrative, and artists of merit: choreographers, photographers, lighting, costume, set designers, and commissioned composers.
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Access Broadway
ACCESS Broadway NY is a disability-led consultancy firm dedicated to creating, assessing, and developing pathways to accessibility in the performing arts. We provide a comprehensive perspective on inclusion and accessibility from those directly impacted, ensuring that our strategies and programming are effective and truly accessible for all.
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Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC)
The mission of AAPAC (ASIAN AMERICAN PERFORMERS ACTION COALITION) is to expand the perception of Asian American performers in order to increase their access to and representation on New York City’s stages. They publish The Visibility Report yearly, covering employment statistics by race, the only publicly available report of its kind.
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The Dramatists Guild of America
As the professional trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, the Dramatists Guild of America works to protect and advance the rights of all theatre writers across the country.
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Harriet Tubman Effect Institute
The Harriet Tubman Effect, founded and led by DEI Director Nicole Johnson, is a human resource center and institute for justice advocacy and research. Their mission is to dismantle systemic oppression by producing participatory-action research and human resource initiatives, and reallocating wealth to Black and Brown DEI consultants across American industries.
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The Lillys
The Lillys are responsible for creating The Lilly Awards, The Count and Counting Together (both housed at the Dramatists Guild), The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative Sculpture and Scholarship, The Family Residency at Space on Ryder Farm among other accomplishments. The Lillys are proud to have moved 3.5 million dollars into the hands of women theater artists.
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Spectra Media Collective
Spectra is founded by the Saunders family – a group of technologists, theater artists, and educators with a unique set of skills and experiences aligned with our vision to utilize technology to expand access and lower the cost of entry to theater for artists, administrators, and audiences alike.
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Women Count
The Women Count report series looks at Off- and Off-Off-Broadway hiring patterns to inform national conversations about gender parity in the American theater. The goal of the report series is to change the conversation from anecdotes to advocacy on behalf of female and non-binary playwrights, performers, and off-stage theater workers.