Beyond BOYCOTT ESTHER
Art starts the conversation, but it doesn’t finish it — nothing does, and nothing really should.
Read MoreDirecting BOYCOTT ESTHER in the #MeToo Era: An Interview with Maura Krause
“For me, the two most positive aspects of social media are the opportunity to self-educate, and the power of voices in aggregate. I don't think I live my life much differently due to social media, but my world has been expanded by it.”
Read MoreEsther, Calling In: 5 Questions for BOYCOTT ESTHER'S Alison Ormsby
“There was definitely a time when I used [social media’s] power to escape, but I feel it works its magic best when it helps connect me to where I really am!”
Read More#MeToo Part III: A Spotlight on Theatre
#MeToo is so often brought up in the context of this industry that people just discovering the movement may think it’s solely addressing Hollywood…So in this this final installment, I want to talk about #MeToo in a place most likely close to the heart of anyone reading this: theatre.
Read More#MeToo Part II: Boys Will Be Boys Will Be Boys
It’s toxic, it’s dangerous — basically, we need to stop saying it. But...where did the phrase actually come from? And what does #MeToo mean for it?
Read More#MeToo Part I: The Victims Still Silenced
Some critiques, however, seek to add nuance to #MeToo, pointing out that since its entry into the feminist mainstream, the hashtag, while ostensibly a tool to unite women, has failed to acknowledge more marginalized and stigmatized victims of the exact same harassment and violence.
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