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How many Orange <br />County residents <br />does the organization <br />serve? <br />12,509 <br />Has your <br />organization <br />undergone any <br />Diversity, Equity, and <br />Inclusion (DEI) <br />training? If so, <br />please explain. If not, <br />please explain any <br />barriers that have <br />prevented you from <br />receiving this <br />training. <br />As part of PlayMakers’ anti-racist/anti-bias work, the company continues to <br />navigate the complex systems which comprise the relationship of a public <br />university to one of its professional arts entities. This work is pursued <br />through several avenues including collective and individual exploration and <br />learning through university and community resources. Recent shifts within <br />state and national politics have created and/or reinforced barriers around <br />language and operations that may slow various facets of transformative <br />work. <br />PlayMakers maintains an AEDI committee in collaboration with the <br />Department of Dramatic Art focused on global issues at the intersection of <br />their relationship and with particular attention paid to addressing relevant <br />challenges and opportunities across the professional departments within <br />PlayMakers. W ithin these efforts, individuals participate in university <br />sponsored training on implicit bias and inclusive practices to develop <br />working processes which foster other elements of belonging in principle <br />and operations. <br />In addition to these internal supports, PlayMakers is actively engaged <br />within a network of organizations including TRG Arts, Theatre <br />Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Actor’s Equity <br />Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the <br />International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees which provide <br />guidance and support in human resource management and workplace <br />protections as relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion. <br />W hile a recent decision by the UNC Board of Governors to repeal its <br />existing DEI policy has impacted operations on campus, PlayMakers <br />remains committed to its mission to tell stories from and for a multiplicity of <br />perspectives and to its vision of provoking, representing, and creating. <br />These values are intrinsic to our organization. PlayMakers will continue to <br />have 50% of our season programming written by Black, Indigenous, People <br />of Color playwrights; will continue to assemble diverse creative teams as <br />necessary to achieve our mission; and will continue to educate ourselves <br />on best practices for creating a truly inclusive, anti-discriminatory artistic <br />practice and workspace. <br />During FY24-25, will <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina <br />Arts Council or the <br />North Carolina <br />Department of <br />Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />No <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 5C256EF3-BBCD-4FD6-922F-A5FC9410DC42