Give to the Max, 2021
Early Giving has begun!
Pro Rata has used this past 20 months to reflect on what we bring to our community and how to best move forward in the future. Our focus as we return to live theater this season is valuing lived experience. We want to lift up and center marginalized voices, and support our artists as best we can. Our fundraising this season is focused entirely on that goal, and you can help us meet our $3,000 match today.
We created an Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity Statement to partner with our Harassment Policy and its supplement: our Fight Choreography & Intimacy Procedure. We continue to refine our COVID Action Plan as the pandemic continues. These documents are public facing and now included with audition notices, designer postings, and board member asks. We will only consider plays written by women, LGBTQIA+, and/or BIPOC for the foreseeable future. We will increase the representation of BIPOC individuals in Theatre Pro Rata casts to reflect the diversity of our Twin Cities Metro area. We will raise our stipends to the highest our budget will allow. We will add support positions (such as Trans Consultant for our upcoming production of Orlando) as necessary so that our artists feel uplifted and valued.
Give to the Max Day is coming, and Early Giving has already started. With daily Golden Tickets between now and Nov 18, and hourly Golden Tickets on Give to the Max Day itself, PLUS our $3,000 Matching Goal there are so many ways to make your donation go farther! All donations between now and Give to the Max day will be doubled, thanks to our generous matching donors. Help us meet our goals of supporting artists today.
Thank you,
Carin Bratlie Wethern