Fair Play Minnesota (external website) Claiming equitable space for all women-trans-femme improvisers. An outside link for a great resource on how to promote a progressive and healthy workplace culture. Preview: Goals of the Organization Create an improv community that is accessible, inclusive,… Read more ›
Self Care: An Interactive Game (external link): A responsive flowchart for people who struggle with self care, executive dysfunction, and/or who have trouble reading internal signals. Each decision is very easy and doesn’t require much judgment. Preview: This is meant to… Read more ›
Fostering Critical Response to Complex Experience (downloadable pdf) from the Artful Manager by Andrew Taylor on ArtsJournal. Preview: In brief (a two-sided PDF describing the protocol is available for the details), the facilitator welcomes the group and introduces the process, explaining that ”we… Read more ›
2015 Stage Management Survey (downloadable pdf) from SMSurvey.info. An annual survey to identify trends amongst US Stage Managers in demographics, work styles, and reasons for leaving the profession.
Keep These Biases in Mind when Interviewing (downloadable pdf) by Andi Cheney for PAHRTS: A list of common interviewing biases and examples. Preview: Contrast Effect: comparing one candidate to another instead of to the job rubric. Example: Between Beauregard and Susiya,… Read more ›
Creative Equity: A Practical Approach to the Actor’s Copyright (downloadable pdf) by Sarah Howes for the Mitchell Hamline Law Review. An exploration of the current legal battles fought and not fought by Actor’s Equity Association and non-union actors, and the state… Read more ›
25 Science-Backed Ways to Change Your Life by Taking Better Care of Yourself (downloadable pdf) by Alexandra Duron for Greatist. From simple everyday activities (eating vegetables) to longer term plans (like taking a vacation), something on this list may help you… Read more ›
Self Care in a Military Lifestyle by Tara Yarte for Military Musters (site temporarily unavailable). Your theatre company may not be a branch of the military, but you’d be surprised how similar the industries are: high intensity situations, hurry up… Read more ›
6 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Do Today (downloadable pdf) from Pocket Mindfulness. Preview: Mindful Breathing This exercise can be done standing up or sitting down, and pretty much anywhere at any time. All you have to do is be still and focus on your… Read more ›
Mindfulness Exercises (downloadable pdf) from Living Well. Definitions of and exercises for practicing mindfulness. Preview: Sometimes it is easier to understand something in terms of what it is not. Here are some examples of mindLESSness: Breaking things, spilling things, clumsiness, accidents because of carelessness, inattention… Read more ›