When Washington Stage Guild was founded in 1986, we chose the name in part to express our love of DC and its region, and felt lucky to be part of such a diverse and vibrant place. From the beginning we wanted to enrich this community and contribute to the cultural life here. The plays we produce, the stories we tell, are meant to resonate with everyone, and we hope they do. As we watched the recent events in our neighborhood and others in town, we have realized that we can do better—must do better. While we’ve committed to non-traditional casting and hiring from the start, we haven’t done enough. While we’ve had board members of color, we haven’t had enough. While we’ve produced works, including new ones, by playwrights of many ethnicities and nationalities, we haven’t done enough.
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