"To succeed in life you need three things-
a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone."
-Reba McEntire
EQUITY INITIATIVES
Three Bone Theatre is committed to being an anti-racist, inclusive and accessible theatre company.
WHY THIS MATTERS
At Three Bone Theatre our mission is to use theatre as a catalyst for conversation and change in our community. The work we produce focuses on stories that disrupt the traditional theatrical canon and center the lives of people who have historically not been represented on stage.
We believe that in order to successfully serve our mission it is critical that we approach our work through a lens of equity. The purpose of these initiatives is to take actionable steps towards being an anti-racist, inclusive, and accessible theatre company. To hold ourselves accountable and to provide a transparent resource for the Charlotte community to hold us accountable.
Our 2022-2023 Equity plan
Click the image below to see the details of our Equity, Access, and Inclusion Plan.
Actionable Steps
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2022 & Prior
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Complete the North Carolina Arts Council LEAD cohort focused on Disability and the Arts
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Establish a No-Harassment company wide policy based on the Chicago Theatre Standards (2017)
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Establish an Equity and Inclusion company wide agreement based on best practices from artEquity (2017)
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2023
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Launch Equity Initiative web page
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Arts Access NC Disability Awareness training for Andy and the Orphans cast and creative team
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Community Building Initiative Bus Tour and follow up discussion. (Three Bone Theatre Board of Directors)
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Participating in Charlotte Arts and Culture Plan advocating for Equity across the sector
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Commitment to Producing the Luis Alfaro Trilogy - three year commitment to support Latine Theatre in Charlotte. Three Year partnership with Enlace Charlotte.
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Offered free acting workshop at Latin American Coalition
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Participated in Arts Advocacy at ARTS Day
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Telling Your Own Story - workshop at Harvey B. Gantt Center focused on Black Women and their beautiful and complex relationship with their hair and society's relationship with Black Women's hair.
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Supported Queen City New Play Initiative New Works Festival - focused on Black, Queer, Southern playwrights
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Speaking engagement with African American Playwrights Group led by Vickie Evans
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2024
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Charlotte Youth Choir partnership focused on monologue writing about identity paired with our production of Thoughts of a Colored Man, exploring racism and ways to combat racism with Charlotte youth and learning ab out Keenan Scott II's Broadway play
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QC Family Tree Artist Talk focused on Affordable Housing and Gentrification in Charlotte
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Free Film Screening of Protective Custody: PRISONER 34042 to discuss anti-Semitism and the rise of fascism and authoritarianism at Stan Greenspon Center
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Participant in Bridge BUilders, led by Dae-Lee Arrington
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Offered free acting workshop at Latin American Coalition
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2025
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Martin Luther King Day programming at Harvey B. Gantt Center
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Democracy NC Panel focused on Ida B Wells
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Added Assisted Listening Device technology to the Arts Factory
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Board and Staff - Know Your Rights training
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Providing Know Your Rights cards at all locations and events
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Participating in the Charlotte Art on Prescription program
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Recipient of the WFAE EQUALibrium Award
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Mint Museum Wednesday Night Live - Presentation of scenes from Electricidad and Latin American Arts Panel
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RESOURCES
Below are resources we rely on for guidance, inspiration, and support.
Click each tile to learn more, get involved, and donate to these organizations.
