“In the theatre, we have the ability to create the world we want to see. Yet so many companies want to wallow in sadness or stereotypes about sex work.”

“In recent years, the face of dancewear started changing. With our communities expanding across the world it’s now possible to access independently made dancewear around the globe. Now we’re not limited to the few items in our local dance shop. We can customize, design, and discover dancewear that’s not only a perfect fit but through which we can express ourselves and support independent craftsmen.

“I feel like I am being left behind while my community is propelling itself forward into something else; that they are able to adapt and I can’t.”

“Artists often have a crazy amount of commitments. It can be difficult to set aside time for our own health and well-being. But here’s the conclusion it’s taken me a long time to arrive at: we deserve it. “

“Let’s be absolutely clear, working in the theatre industry, or indeed in any part of the entertainment industry, is a real job.”

“I find some over-reaching efforts to demand neutrality in performers to be incredibly hypocritical.”

“While we are masters at adapting, we don’t really know what we are adapting to right now. Some of us are considering completely changing careers. We’re trying to figure it out. We need to be reassured that we are loved and that those important to us believe in us, no matter what we decide to do.”

“We are moving ahead and pushing through the barriers as best we can in terms of theatre getting back on track, but we’re not completely there yet. Take this time to pursue your interests until we can all enjoy theatre together as the incredible community that we are.”

“The very public promises of change and solidarity that many arts and educational institutions touted this summer following the June Black Lives Matter protests were received by many BIPOC artists with skepticism considering the extraordinarily presentational yet minimally impactful changes these promises often bring.”

Viral does not mean “good” and not-viral does not mean “bad”.