2016-2017 AAPAC REPORT

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NON-PROFIT ACTORS YEAR-TO-YEAR100%90%80%70%60%Caucasian 82%Caucasian 78%Caucasian 75%Caucasian 77%Caucasian 82%Caucasian 81%Caucasian 75%Caucasian 79%Caucasian 59%Caucasian 69%Caucasian 63%50%40%30%20%10%0%African American 11%Latinx 2%Asian American 3%MENA/AI/DIS 2%African American 12%Latinx 2%Asian American 6%MENA/AI/DIS 1%African American 20%Latinx 3%Asian American 2%MENA/AI/DIS 0%African American 15%Latinx 3%Asian American 2%MENA/AI/DIS 2%African American 11%Latinx 3%Asian American 3%MENA/AI/DIS 2%African American 12%Latinx 3%Asian American 2%MENA/AI/DIS 2%African American 13%Latinx 4%Asian American 7%MENA/AI/DIS 1%African American 12%Latinx 4%Asian American 4%MENA/AI/DIS 1%African American 22%Latinx 3%Asian American 15%MENA/AI/DIS 1%African American 22%Latinx 5%Asian American 3%MENA/AI/DIS 1%African American 20%Latinx 7%Asian American 7%MENA/AI/DIS 4%2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017• The non-profit theatre companies filled 37% of all roles with minority actors in the 2016-17 season, asignificant increase from 31% the season prior.• African American performers saw a slight decline, down to 20% from 22% last season. Classic StageCompany, Primary Stages, and the Vineyard Theatre Company all hired 0% African American actorsduring the 2016-17 season.Non-Profit Year to Year• Latinx representation increased from 5% to 7% this season. Despite this uptick, Ars Nova, ClassicStage Company, Irish Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, Vineyard Theatre, and Women’s Project allhired 0% Latinx actors.• Asian American performers saw the greatest increase within the non-profit sector, filling 7% ofall roles, a significant jump from 3% the season prior thanks to productions such as Somebody’sDaughter at Second Stage, Pacific Overtures at Classic Stage Company, Vietgone at ManhattanTheatre Club, and Aubergine at Playwrights Horizons. Ars Nova, Irish Rep, New York TheatreWorkshop, and Primary Stages hired 0% Asian actors.• MENA performers saw an increase to 2.6% this season from 1.2%, more than doubling theirrepresentation. This uptick was largely attributed to The Profane at Playwrights Horizons, The Band’sVisit at the Atlantic Theater Company, and Oslo at Lincoln Center Theater. American Indian/Native/First Nation representation remained relatively unchanged at 0.1% this season compared to 0.15%the season prior. Performers with disabilities came in at 0.9% compared to 0% the season prior,a small but significant jump thanks to The Cost of Living at Manhattan Theatre Club and The GlassMenagerie at Lincoln Center Theater.13
NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING YEAR-TO-YEARNon-Traditional Casting (also referred to as Inclusive or Color-conscious Casting) allows minority actorsto be cast in roles regardless of their race. It can serve as an indicator of an inclusive casting processand also, perhaps, as a measure of roles that transcend traditional racial stereotypes. Given the paucityof minority stories being produced, non-traditional casting remains the best way to provide equalopportunities to minority actors.100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%African American 4.2%Latinx 1.6%Asian American 1.9%MENA/AI/DIS 0.5%Total Minority Actors Cast 15%African American 5.5%Latinx 1.4%Asian American 1.6%MENA/AI/DIS 0.2%Total Minority Actors Cast 23%African American 5.3%Latinx 1.9%Asian American 1.6%MENA/AI/DIS 0.2%Total Minority Actors Cast 20%African American 6.7%Latinx 2.2%Asian American 0.7%MENA/AI/DIS 0.2%Total Minority Actors Cast 22%African American 6.1%Latinx 2.7%Asian American 1.2%MENA/AI/DIS 0.1%Total Minority Actors Cast 21%African American 6.3%Latinx 1.7%Asian American 1.9%MENA/AI/DIS 0.3%Total Minority Actors Cast 22%African American 8.5%Latinx 2.9%Asian American 2.6%MENA/AI/DIS 0.3%Total Minority Actors Cast 25%African American 6.6%Latinx 1.3%Asian American 2.4%MENA/AI/DIS 0.9%Total Minority Actors Cast 24%African American 4.9%Latinx 1.8%Asian American 1.7%MENA/AI/DIS 0.6%Total Minority Actors Cast 30%African American 8.8%Latinx 3.4%Asian American 2.1%MENA/AI/DIS 1.1%Total Minority Actors Cast 35%African American 9.4%Latinx 3.2%Asian American 3.0%MENA/AI/DIS 0.7%Total Minority Actors Cast 33%2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017• The percentage of roles non-traditionally cast with minority actors increased in the 2016-17 season to16.3% from 15.4%, the highest marker in the 11 years for which we have data.• 15.8% of all available roles on Broadway this year were cast without regard to race, up from 13.9%the prior season. In the non-profit sector, non-traditional casting saw little change at 16.2%, downNon-Trad Casting Year to Yearminimally from 16.9% the season prior.• 9.4% of all available roles were cast with African American performers without regard to race, 3.2%were cast with Latinx performers, 3.0% with Asian American performers, and a total of 0.7% withMiddle Eastern/North African, American Indian/Native/First Nation and performers with disabilities.14
Page 1 and 2: AAPACThe Asian American Performers
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS1/ Introduction2/
Page 5 and 6: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOVERALL INDUSTRY
Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY• 84% of all pro
Page 9 and 10: BREAKDOWN BY ETHNICITY, 2016-17 SEA
Page 11 and 12: BROADWAY & NON-PROFIT ACTORS, YEAR-
Page 13 and 14: BROADWAY ACTORS, PLAYS VS. MUSICALS
Page 15: LIST OF INCLUDED BROADWAY PLAYS AND
Page 19 and 20: ARS NOVAACTORS BY ETHNICITY:100%90%
Page 21 and 22: CLASSIC STAGE COMPANYACTORS BY ETHN
Page 23 and 24: LINCOLN CENTER THEATERACTORS BY ETH
Page 25 and 26: MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUBACTORS BY ETH
Page 27 and 28: NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOPACTORS BY
Page 29 and 30: PRIMARY STAGESACTORS BY ETHNICITY:1
Page 31 and 32: ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANYACTORS BY
Page 33 and 34: SIGNATURE THEATREACTORS BY ETHNICIT
Page 35 and 36: VINEYARD THEATREACTORS BY ETHNICITY
Page 37 and 38: METHODOLOGY• Cast members, includ
Page 39: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSGraphic Design,Repo

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