Mission and Values

Mission

We support and invest in experimental art by Black, brown, and queer artists. We provide space, financial support, producing partnership, and other resources so that they may develop and share their vision in community with audiences.

We work to create a cultural hub where Black, brown, and queer artists can commune with their audiences, create art on their own terms, and live in their full expression and cultural truths. We support work not strictly defined by traditional designations like, “off-off-Broadway” or “theater.” We are a NYC-based company that encourages artists to be unbound by geography or physical buildings. We create opportunities for audiences to deepen their knowledge, practice, and interest in experimental art by Black, brown, and queer artists.

  • We invest in people before things. We recognize that people are at the core of our work and will create opportunities that are equitable, fair and promote open access. When making decisions, we will consider everyone’s humanity, unique life experiences and circumstances.

  • We actively work to dismantle structures that reinforce systemic racism and we replace them with structures that empower all of our community members and stakeholders. We are pro-Black, pro-brown, pro-woman/femme and pro-queer, at a minimum. We acknowledge this list is not exhaustive, and embrace the multitude of ever-evolving identities and intersections.

  • We work together and we are not siloed. We value when artists, staff and stakeholders participate in the development of the organization. We invite heterogeneity and differences of opinion.

Core Values

  • We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, on stages and in our operations.

  • We are accountable for our impact on the environment. We will do our part to sustain our planet for future generations.

  • We communicate clearly and don’t speak in coded language. We are honest about what we can and cannot provide, and about how resources are divided. We invite our community to hold us accountable to our expressed values and mission.