How are theatre artists organizing to take the "whisper" out of the network? In Part 1, five knowledgable leaders discuss their work to address and prevent sexual harassment and assault within the theatre industry:

• Programs that support independent artists to shift our culture and practices, especially in freelance and nonunion contexts
• The advantages and disadvantages of a whisper network compared to traditional HR channels, and new ways of bringing our "whispers" forward
• Upstander/bystander techniques that bring issues into the open in productive and transformative ways to help create safer spaces
• The tiny yet impactful culture shifts we all can create in our creative spaces, regardless of what "top-down" approaches are implemented by arts administrators and organizations 

Panel Moderators:

Rachel Dart, Stage Director and Co-Founder, Let Us Work

Stephanie Swirsky, Playwright and Co-Founder, Let Us Work

Panelists:

Hope Chavez, Creative Producer + Programs Manager at A.R.T./New York

Yvette Heyliger, Playwright, Producing Artist and Activist

Aimee Todoroff of League of Independent Theater & Artistic Director, Elephant Run District

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Audio recorded and prepped by Delaney Hafener
Episode edited by Hope Singsen
Music performed by Micah Burgess:
If I Can by Hope Singsen & Dillon Kondor
Rockabye by Hope Singsen, Dillon Kondor & Micah Burgess
Gorgeous Fire by Hope Singsen & Dillon Kondor

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