Mission
April 14th, 2009
The purpose of GAN-ə-meed Theatre Project is to advance the role of women in theatre in order to reduce unseen and unintentional gender bias in the theatre community and promote genuine career advancement opportunities for deserving artists.
We can do this by:
- Producing theatrical performances of text-based, lyrical works of literature exploring the relevant, intimate and visceral lives of characters and their stories.
- Creating a season in which every production is proposed by an artist which includes Directors, Playwrights, Actresses, Actors, Stage Managers, Designers, Choreographers, Fight Directors, Musicians, and any other creative person that may be involved in a theatrical production. (Check back in 2010 for more information about how to submit a proposal.)
- Offering competitive and equitable pay for all staff and artists.
- Creating an on-going supportive and challenging home for returning artists.
- Welcoming new and emerging artists.
- Promoting the study of and visibility of gender bias among theatre artists.
- Educating girls.
- Including one youth actress in every adult season to honor and advance the role of apprenticeship.
[...] This past Sunday, the Board of my budding company, GAN-e-meed Theatre Project met to discuss, among other things, the mission. We’re new so we need to define, enhance, and pinpoint what exactly we want to do. We all agreed, in a nutshell that we “advance the role of women in theatre.” What comes after that…precisely…we’re still working on. [...]