Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Selected online resources

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Below you will find a selection of online theatre resources and performances separated into general interest areas

Anti-Racism Resources

Me and White Supremacy

by Layla F. Saad

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

by Austin Channing Brown

White Fragility

by Robin DiAngello

THe New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

How to be an Anit-Racist

by Ibram X. Kendi

Anti-Racism Resources for White People

Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020

8 Ways for Theatre Makers to Truly Stand with Actors of Color

by Aryanna Charity

BroadwayWorld

A list of resources from BrodwayWorld

Production on Deck

A website dedicated to uplifting underrepresented communities in the arts

Anti-Racist Theatre

A collection of aritcles and resources on Howlround

White Supremacy Culture

From Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001

BIPOC Swap List

A list of alternative plays to teach or produce

Alternative Cannon

A list of plays by Black, Indigenous, People of Color, by Women and Queer playwrights from before 1945

Acting Black: Demystifying Racism

A solo performance piece by Carlyle Brown

How Perfectionism and White Supremacy Culture are Connected

An article by Emily PG Erickson

11 Terms You Should Know to Better Understand Structrual Racism

Aspen Institute

What is Systemic Racism?

Race Forward

How to Join the Conversation on Race

Vox

The Urgency of Intersectionality

TED

The Danger of Silence

TED

The Danger of a Single Story

TED

The Color Line: Black and White Aesthetic Values

TED

What Racism in Theatre Looks LIke, and how to Dismantle It

The Boston Globe

Beyond "Decolonizing" the Syllabus

David Valdes

These Truths: Realizing a New Theatre With Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris

Pen America

What Can Theatre Do? A Post-Election Colloquy, Part 1

American Theatre

What Can Theatre Do? A Post-Election Colloquy, Part 2

American Theatre

What it Really Means to be an Anti-Racist, and Why it's Not the Same as Being an Ally

Business Insider

What it Really Means to be an Anti-Racist, and Why it's Not the Same as Being an Ally

Business Insider

Microaggression Resources

How to Handle Microaggressions in Theatre

Essay by Lashad Beck

Applying the Microaggressions Theory to the Theatre Arts and Theatre Arts Education

Article by Teddy Rodriguez-Velez PhD

Why I Almost Slapped a Fellow Theatre Patron, and What That Says About Our Theatres

Ameircan Theatre article by Dominique Morisseau

Theatre Students Face Racial Microaggressions in Department

The Ithacan article by Sophia Adamucci

You Can't Script Some of This S---! Broadway, Theater World Call Out Racism

Ilana Keller, Asbury Park Press

Local Theatres Ask: How Can we be More Welcoming and Inclusive?

Article by Emily S. Mendel

Self-Care Resources

Crisis Text Line

They provide access to crisis counselors for the promotion of mental wellness and crisis care

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation

Their mission is to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental health care, specifically focusing on supporting members of the black community

Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week

This article outlines some useful tools to establish boundaries and sustainable mental health practices

An Introduction to Content Warnings and Trigger Warnings

Helpful information on adding content disclosures in the classroom.

Scripts and Playwriting Resources

KCACTF National Playwriting Program

An online resource for student playwrights and playwriting professors

Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Herbert Siguenza

A Latinx-led playwriting series featuring writers/theatremakers from across the U.S.

Using Zoom for New Play Development

From the Playwright's Center in Minneapolis

Project Y Theatre Company

Zoom Playscripts

Production Resources

Music Theatre International

Streaming an MTI Show

Dramatists Play Service

Information about streaming, postponments, and cancelations of performances

Concord Theatricals

How do I apply for a virtual performance?

Theatre Streaming

Filmed on Stage

Free Musicals and Plays

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Playbill

Musicals and Plays available to stream

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The Paris Opera

Opera productions available to stream

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PBS

Great Performances available to stream

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The Metropolitan Opera

Nightly Opera Streaming

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Podcasts and Audio Plays

Alchemy of the Reset

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Alchemy of the Reset is a conversation series hosted and created by YBCA Senior Fellows Brett Cook and Liz Lerman. The Senior Fellows program centers interdisciplinary artists and curators who are interested in developing systems and structures that catalyze artist-driven change as leaders in our organization and in the life of our community.

Howlround

Video interviews and masterclasses

British Theatre Guide

Online Audio Plays

Playing On Air

Online Audio Plays