LHAT DEIB Initiatives
The League of Historic American Theatres' approach to diversity is simple: it's about embracing everyone. We are cultivating a culture where all members, staff and volunteers can bring their best selves to the conversation, and everyone feels welcome and heard at all League events. Achieving this is the hard part, and we will continue to work each day to get better.
- July 2026 - LHAT will award two $5,000 ADA grants, thanks to a generous donation from MIlls + Schnoering Architects
- July 2025 - LHAT announces two $5,000 ADA grant awardees, thanks to a generous donation from MIlls + Schnoering Architects
- Paramount Heritage Foundation, Anderson, IN
- Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC
- January 2024 - LHAT announces $10,000 DEIB grant awardees
- Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA
- Delphi Opera House, Delphi, IN
- Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr, PA
- August 2023 - LHAT announces DEIB initiative with three $10,000 DEIB grants available to theatre members in good standing.
- July 2023 - LHAT offers DEIB sessions at its national conference in Kansas City:
- The Jayhawk Theatre offers a special DEIB presentation during the pre-conference Ramble
- Building Cultural Bridges in a Small Rural Community session presented by Tibbits Opera House
- Transforming Memberships & Donor Programs to Advance Equity and Social Justice session presented by Paramount Austin, TX
- July 2022 - LHAT offers DEIB sessions at its national conference in Cleveland:
- Those People: How a historic theatre and youth arts activist transformed a community
- Special Plenary Session: Social Justice and Equity a special presentation of "To My White Friends Who Know Me" produced by Karamu House
- July 2021
- LHAT offers "Raise Your EQ: Racism 101" presented by Equity Quotient during second virtual conference
- January 2021
- LHAT Board of Directors participate in additional DEI training with Equity Quotient
- July 2020
- LHAT offers DEI training to 50 members during its virtual conference
- January 2020
- LHAT Board of Directors participate in diversity, equity and inclusion training with Equity Quotient
- July 2019 - LHAT presents a session at the national conference in Philadelphia:
- New Ways to Diversify and Expand Your Audience
- July 2018 - LHAT presents three sessions at the national conference dealing with diversity and equity:
- Breaking Barriers: Diversity in Arts Leadership and Programming
- Impact and Equity: Historic Theatres and Two Collective Impact Initiative Models
- Women Who Wow: How to create, encourage or be a leader who sees beyond gender