Amnesia Wars

Amnesia Wars is committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in our artistic practices and individual relations. 
We respect and value diverse life experiences, heritages, and backgrounds.  Our company believes these values are necessary to honor the unique humanity of each individual, and also to achieve the vivid, multifaceted artistic processes for which we strive.  Our artistic practice is deeply collaborative, and would whither to dust without the varied experiences and points of view of a diverse community.

Adapted from a document developed in collaboration between Pam Victor and the “Improv Teachers’ Support & Collaboration Group” Facebook group, inspired by a question from Jill Bernard of Huge Theater.

Company Members, Students, Workshop Participants:

• You have the right to be and feel safe during performances, rehearsals, and workshops.
• You have the right to be treated respectfully and with compassion.
• You have the right to set boundaries regarding physical contact and subject matter that might trigger a negative emotional response.
• You have the right to dictate what kind of physical touch you will receive.
• You have the right to immediately step out of any scene, performance, rehearsal, or class in which you feel unsafe, uncomfortable or overwhelmed.
• You have the right to excuse yourself from any scene, set or exercise at any time without explanation.
• You have the right to inform your teacher, captain, or facilitator of anything you want them to know ahead of time, including but not limited to physical or emotional conditions that might make executing exercises difficult or uncomfortably challenging.
• You have the right to speak to any teacher, captain, facilitator or any other company member or guest regarding behavior by any person that you feel infringes on your rights.
• You have the right to have this discussion held in confidence or to be shared in the manner agreed upon by you and the person to whom you make a report.
• If you are personally aware of any conduct that would have been a violation of your rights if directed toward you, you have the same right to report that conduct as if it had been directed at you.
• You have the right to define what feels fun and what feels comfortable (and uncomfortable) for you without judgment from others.
• You have the right to determine your own level of challenge.
• You have the right to love your work.

Any participants experiencing behavior they do not feel comfortable reporting to Amnesia Wars leadership are offered this anonymous reporting resource: https://www.theatreadvocacyproject.org/anonymous-report

• All Company Members, Students, Workshop Participants will treat their fellow participants, facilitators, and audience members with respect and courtesy.
  Any violation of this policy will result in expulsion of the offending individual(s) at the discretion of the facilitator and A.W.’s Director.
• Participants are absolutely never to offer notes or criticism to other participants.

The above items are the only rules inferring punitive action.
The below items are listed as best practices for the sake of clarity.

• Participants are expected to be on site and ready to begin activities at the start time of the scheduled event.
• Participants are expected to alert the appropriate personnel to inform them of latenesses and absences. (Please understand that unexpected lateness and absence affect the execution of facilitators’ plans.)
• Participants should be aware that activities will be scheduled with regular breaks at either 60 or 90 minutes. Participants needing emergency breaks certainly don’t need permission to take care of themselves, but are otherwise encouraged to stay with the team until a scheduled break.
• Participants should come dressed for movement.
• Participants are encouraged to wear or bring layers of clothing to accommodate variable temperatures.
• Phones are to be silenced and put away. Phones are not to be utilized during workshop/rehearsal time for any reason.
• It is best practice for participants to clear their pockets of all items when playing on stage.
• It is deeply appreciated when participants immediately confirm receipt of all logistical communications and respond with information and updates as quickly as possible.