At Chester Theater Company, our commitment to inclusion and diverse storytelling is woven into
the fabric of our organization. We recognize and acknowledge that as a historically white
organization, and with American theatre being a predominantly white institution, we have a
responsibility to be aware of and rectify the ways we have unintentionally upheld oppressive
systems. This is a slow, social undertaking requiring a deep review of our cultural habits,
practices and historical ideologies.

Our work at Chester Theater Company can and should serve as both a window and a mirror; a
mirror that allows audience members and artists to see themselves and their experiences
reflected on stage, and a window that invites them to look beyond their own lived experiences
into a new perspective and landscape.

We commit to antiracist work as outlined by authors Tema Okun (The Emperor Has No Clothes)
and Professor Ibram X Kendi (Stamped from the Beginning) and strive to dismantle systems of
supremacy so that Chester Theatre Company is a place of belonging for all who inhabit our
spaces, with particular care and centering for historically excluded people.

For more information about the work of Tema Okun, Professor Kendi or antiracist work please
visit:
www.whitesupremacyculture.info
www.ibramxkendi