2016-2017 AAPAC REPORT

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METHODOLOGYall available employment opportunities in the non-profit sector.• Total number of actors for the 2016-17 season was 1,420. 748 were employed by the commercialsector, 819 by the non-profits (147 of which were for Broadway contracts and counted towards totalBroadway numbers).• Non-Traditional Casting is defined by Actors’ Equity as “the casting of Actors with disabilities, Actorsof color (including but not limited to African American, Asian/Asian Pacific American, HispanicAmerican, Native American, and multi-cultural), Actors over 60, and women in roles where race,ethnicity, gender, sex, age, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane.” It is also oftenreferred to as “Inclusive Casting,” “Diverse Casting,” or “Color-conscious Casting.” For the purposesof this report, Non-Traditional Casting was confined to race and did not count instances of opengendercasting.• The Non-Traditional Casting Grade which appears on each non-profit theatre company’s page wasdetermined by the number of actors of color who were cast non-traditionally as a percentage ofthe total number of minority actors cast. The Non-Traditional Casting percentages used in the chartentitled “Non-Traditional Casting Year to Year” was determined by the number of actors of color whowere cast non-traditionally as a percentage of total number of actors hired in the industry.• Totals in some charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.• Demographics for New York City are from the US 2010 Census Bureau statistics.35
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSGraphic Design,Report Layout and GraphsJake ManabatAAPAC Logo DesignSiho EllsmoreReport Written byPun Bandhu andJulienne Hanzelka KimStatistics CommitteePun Bandhu (co-chair),Julienne Hanzelka Kim(co-chair), Cindy Cheung,Angel Desai, Christine ToyJohnson, Peter Kim,Kenneth Lee, Jake Manabat,Eileen Rivera, Nandita ShenoySpecial ThanksRalph Pena and Ma-Yi Theater;Howard Sherman and Alliancefor Inclusion in the Arts, Actors’Equity, Francis Jue, MimiOnuoha and Data and Society,Luis Castro, David Henry Hwangand Heather Hitchens andthe American Theatre WingThis report is public and any part of the report is encouraged to beused, quoted or re-published widely. We simply ask that proper creditbe given to the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC).Prior notice of use in official publications such as books, magazinesand periodicals is appreciated by emailing us at the email addressbelow so that we may archive where our statistics are being published.Notification is not necessary for graduate theses or school reports.Contact us ataapacnyc@gmail.com
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 and 16: LIST OF INCLUDED BROADWAY PLAYS AND
Page 17 and 18: NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING YEAR-TO-YEA
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: METHODOLOGY• Cast members, includ

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