Mission, Values, & DEI
Our Mission
We create theater to engage, entertain and inspire our ever-expanding community.
Our Vision
To make great art that expands the radius of our reach and the scope of our impact.
Our Values
We value an artistic process that centers on curiosity and possibility.
Inclusion: We believe that theater is at its best when it strives to open its doors to all and make itself accessible to all who want to participate.
Diversity: We value an open, equitable, and inclusive culture that supports artists, theatermakers, and audiences from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are committed to advancing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Innovation: We celebrate an artistic process that values excellence and centers curiosity, possibility, and exploration.
Collaboration: We honor forward-thinking partnerships grounded in generosity, open discourse, and transparency.
Sustainability: We are committed to practices that support the long-term sustainability of the organization, its community, and the ecology of the region.
Stewardship: We are committed to practices that support a balanced and well-apportioned budget.
Expanding the imaginative, cultural, and social landscape of possibility in our community by connecting Weston to the world and the world to Weston.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Weston Theater Company is dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. WTC embraces and celebrates the unique experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds that each employee, artist and audience member brings to our theaters, our campus and our community.
These principles are part of our history and our mission. There is, however, a need to state them explicitly - and to create a committee charged with scrutinizing our efforts to live up to them - because the effects of systemic racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression and bias are deeply embedded in American culture. Vermont and the theater world are no exceptions.
WTC acknowledges that the stark lack of diversity in Vermont - most notably, but not exclusively, racial - means that joining our community may require an act of bravery for those not widely represented here. As we strive to create a safe place where ALL participants feel that they belong, WTC has established a set of Commitments for an Anti-Racist and Inclusive Theater, as a living document (started in 2022), which we will update and report on annually.
These Commitments stem from our core values and seek to: widen our appetite and our aperture for open dialogue; anticipate and mitigate inevitable ‘blind spots’; protect staff, board members, artists, and audiences whose identities and voices have historically been underrepresented or overlooked in Vermont; and to truly welcome diversity in all aspects.
We do this in the spirit of self-reflection and with the aspiration to continually learn how to be more inclusive with each new day and theatrical season. We set benchmarks for success across these commitments and will share our efforts, progress and gaps publicly through an annual report. We welcome ideas and questions to help keep us accountable to these ideals, from every community we serve.