NY theater diversity dips slightly but remains near historic high, report finds.
went from filling 23 percent of stage roles during the 2015-16 season to around 19 percent, the steepest decline, according to the report. Latinx actor representation also dipped from 7 percent — a record high — to 5 percent.
Asians, however, notched an increase, jumping from 4 percent to 7 percent, the findings showed. In the 2015-16 season, AsiansThe report also noted that Middle Eastern/North African actors accounted for 1.7 percent of all stage roles in 2016-17; American Indian/Native/First Nation 0.1 percent; and performers with disabilities 0.5 percent.Jon Hoche, Samantha Quan, Paco Tolson, and Raymond Lee in "Vietgone" at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Of all the plays produced, it found that 86.8 percent were written by white playwrights, while 87.1 percent had white directors. On Broadway, the numbers were even starker, with whites writing and directing 95 percent of all plays and musicals, according to the group.Males made up a majority of all playwrights and directors included in the survey.
The Asian American Performers Action Coalition in its report said such data can help begin to answer questions of whether producing more playwrights of color can lead to hiring more actors of color. “While our focus will always be on performers, we realize that tracking statistics on all creatives employed may have a direct impact on the employment of actors of color, while also providing a more accurate picture of the inclusivity within our industry,” the group said.
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