Interactive Diversity Programming
For Athletic Departments
— Your Team Is The Jury —
Our interactive diversity experiences put your athletes, coaches, and staff at the heart of the story—acting as a jury in a case dealing with issues including race, class, gender, and social justice. Since premiering Defamation in 2010, our interactive diversity programs have been performed over 750 times for more than 250,000 people.
Our proven 3-phase experience model begins by immersing your team in the power of theater with a riveting legal drama. Then, they will act as jurors to decide the outcome of the case, followed by a post-show discussion bring the issues to life for them as individuals and as a part of your team.
Conversations started at your school will last for days, weeks & months.
In the Post-Show Discussion, our experienced facilitator will guide a conversation that gives athletes, coaches, leadership, and staff a way to share their own personal experiences and perspectives. Typical discussion themes include:
- The different worlds of athletics, acdemics, and life in general
- Individual experiences based on different identities and backgrounds
- Multiple/intersecting identities and expectations
- How teams are built from individuals
- Power dynamics of the hierarchy in athletic departments
- What it takes to have difficult conversations
- Allyship, respect, and accountability
An ideal diversity program appropriate for your full department or targeted for specific audiences and events:
- Athletes, Coaches, Trainers, Staff, and Administration
- Orientation Programming
- Team Building
- Professional Development
- Ongoing Diversity Programming
- Community Outreach