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Rubber City Theatre’s mission is to bring affordable and professional theatre to the Akron area. Together, our family of wildly talented artists and storytellers create innovative, intimate productions that open the eyes and hearts of our audiences in an intentionally accessible, inclusive, and safe space. Rooted in a community-driven spirit, we collaborate with and reflect the diverse voices of Akron to ensure our work resonates beyond the stage.
Land Acknowledgment
Land Acknowledgment
As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with those Indigenous peoples who were affected most by the Doctrine of Discovery* and broken treaties, we acknowledge the traditional Ottawa and Wyandot lands on which we now stand, and on which the city of Akron was built.
*The Doctrine of Discovery is a principle of international law dating back to the late 15th century that specifically sanctioned and promoted the conquest, colonization and exploitation of non-Christian territories and peoples. Hundreds of years of decisions and laws continuing right up to our own time can ultimately be traced back to the Doctrine of Discovery — laws that invalidate or ignore the rights, sovereignty or humanity of Indigenous peoples in the United States and around the world.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
Rubber City Theatre acknowledges that our society has been built on systems that marginalize many groups. We pledge to address the ways in which Rubber City has been a part of this marginalization and how those inequities can be corrected. We pledge to be accountable for identifying the inequities in our organization and in our industry and are working to break down barriers to ensure that all individuals—with all of our differences—have an opportunity to be included and to feel welcome in our spaces and artistic practices. We pledge that the stories we tell on our stages will reflect a wide variety of backgrounds. It is our sincere belief that these ongoing commitments are imperative to increase not only the quality of work on our stages but also the strength of our institution.
Rubber City has started the process to address white supremacy in our organization and in the American Theatre. We will continue to work towards addressing the demands as laid out by www.weseeyouwat.com.
We have created an artistic committee to read, select, and recommend shows for our season. This allows the committee to decide and not solely the Artistic Director.
Staff and Resident Artist
Dane CT Leasure, MFA
Executive Artistic Director
Sharon Jackson, MA
Resident Stage Manger
Sarah Bailey, MM
Resident Youth Theatre Director
Chris Simmons, MA
Teen Takeover Producing Director
Eugene Rogers
Director of Production/Lighting and Sound Department Head
Kendra Strickland
Costume Department Head
Rob Leeper
Scenic Department Head
Cecilia Bailey
Resident Teaching Artist
Professional Affiliations
The University of Akron
The University of Akron
Rubber City Theatre is the professional theatre in residence on UA's Campus. RCT provides production support for UA's School of Performing Arts and provides student opportunities in RCT productions.
I.A.T.S.E. Local 48
I.A.T.S.E. Local 48
Rubber City Theatre has an agreement with Local 48 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for our costume and scene shops as well as lighting and sound work.
Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
Equity is governed by its own members through an elected Council, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central and Western. Members at large participate in Equity’s governance through a system of regional Boards and Committees. Equity has 28 designated liaison areas, metropolitan areas with a concentration of more than 100 members.
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