Theatre Advocacy Project was created by theatre artists who saw needs in their workplaces for systems, structures, models, tools, and resources, and decided to make them! Sounds kind of familiar, as Momentum started much the same way…..
Join 2 founders of TAP, Caylin and Collette, as they discuss
why a nonprofit model
how to see and address needs in theatre
individual change v. systemic change
as well as the resources that are available to theatre companies and individual artists from TAP.
Virtual, recorded. PWFF. Registration required.
About TAP:
Theatre Advocacy Project [TAP] is a service organization founded in 2021 with the mission of creating safe and equitable working conditions for all theatre professionals. We envision a future free from discrimination, harassment, and abuse, allowing for the advancement of braver, more collaborative, and exploratory art-making.
TAP supports the creation of safe and equitable workplace culture by providing educational resources, safety and reporting tools, and community programming. In 2023, TAP expanded its offerings with an online membership platform that provides access to interactive learning modules. Our existing e-learning covers vital topics such as sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination, bystander intervention, navigating microaggressions, anti-oppressive workplace practices, and conflict resolution techniques.
TAP recognizes that access needs vary, and as such, offers free events each quarter and partners with fellow community focused organizations such as IndieSpace to provide services free of cost to those with financial constraints. This approach allows theatre professionals and organizations of all sizes to access the tools and knowledge they need to foster safe, compliant, and inclusive workplaces. TAP’s evolving programs aim to empower theatre professionals with the resources necessary to create systemic change within the industry.
About Caylin:
Caylin is a white woman with blonde, chin length hair. She has her arms folded on the table in front of her and is looking at the camera with a small smile.
Caylin Waller (she/her), Executive Director and Co-Founder of Theatre Advocacy Project (TAP), has led award-winning research on building accountable practices in theatre. She holds an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU Steinhardt, was selected Distinguished Graduate for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of the Arts, and currently serves as an inaugural Expert in Residence for her former program. She has recently been featured on the A.R.T./NY podcast What's Off, in HowlRound Theatre Commons, and as a panelist at the inaugural RISE Summit, for her work with TAP. She was a 2022 grant recipient of the Mark & Debra Leslie Fellows grant through the NYU Female Founders Fellowship program.
About Collette:
Collette is a Black woman with curly hair. She is wearing a green sweater and is looking at the camera with her head tilted to her right.
Collette Gregory is a writer, educator, and mental health advocate based in Chicago, Illinois. She has her Master’s of Education in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University - New York, and formerly served as the Director of the Violence Prevention Research Team at DePaul University’s Center for Community Psychology. Her experience in executive coaching, organizational consulting, and professional development includes work with startups, Fortune 500 companies, universities, theaters, presidential campaigns, and the US military. Colette is passionate about research-based interventions for behavioral change and has designed and led transformational programs on innovation, collaboration, change readiness, burnout prevention, storytelling & pitching, DEI & inclusive leadership, communication, and sexual assault prevention. Also an award-winning comedian, Colette serves on the faculty of The Second City and Theatre School at DePaul University - Chicago.