2016-2017 AAPAC REPORT

NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING YEAR-TO-YEAR
Non-Traditional Casting (also referred to as Inclusive or Color-conscious Casting) allows minority actors
to be cast in roles regardless of their race. It can serve as an indicator of an inclusive casting process
and also, perhaps, as a measure of roles that transcend traditional racial stereotypes. Given the paucity
of minority stories being produced, non-traditional casting remains the best way to provide equal
opportunities to minority actors.
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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 to
16.3% 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%, down
Non-Trad Casting Year to Year
minimally 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% with
Middle Eastern/North African, American Indian/Native/First Nation and performers with disabilities.
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