The Theatre Leadership Project seeks to create lasting change in the American Theatre by installing BIPOC leadership in the industry.
THE INITIATIVE
Focused on producing, general management, company management and stage management, The Theatre Leadership Project seeks to transform and strengthen American theatre by investing in mentorships, training, job placement, and long-term support for Black creatives in key leadership positions. TTLP will provide a compensation package, including healthcare and a moving stipend. TTLP will have funds available for additional bespoke needs that address barriers to participation for chosen candidates. Through intentional partnerships with mainly Black-led organizations, TTLP is committed to helping
bring about the change so needed in the field and that commitment is long-term.
Who We are
The Project is a new alliance between industry leaders in entertainment and Broadway commercial producers in support of a three-year pilot program for new, emerging, and transitioning professionals. Whilst the fund is committed to the support of BIPOC leadership, the initial pilot program will focus on Black applicants due to the extremity to which they are excluded.
TTLP Founders
Travis LeMont Ballenger
Barbara Broccoli
Patrick Daly
Alecia Parker
Lia Vollack
TTLP is generously supported by:
Dana & Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation
John Gore, Lauren Reid and The John Gore Organization
K Period Media
Diana DiMenna
MGM STUDIOS
ScOTT DELMAN
SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, INC.
Advisory Council
Whoopi Goldberg
Actor, Producer, Director
John Gore
Chairman and CEO, The John Gore OrganizationÂ
Kamilah Forbes
Executive Producer, Apollo Theater
Whitney White
Director, Musician
Brian Moreland
Creative Lead Producer and CEO of B More Now Productions
Olivier Sultan
CAA, Agent
Aaliytha Stevens
COO, SPOTCO
Robert Fried
CPA, Partner at Withum Smith & Brown
Stefan Schick
Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP
TTLP Program Manager
Leah Harris
HISTORY
The Theatre Leadership Project was established in 2020. We are fiscally and organizationally sponsored by the Entertainment Industry Fund (EIF) who has a long history of managing charity organizations. Founded in 1943, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) is a multifaceted organization that occupies a unique place in the world of philanthropy. Whilst TTLP is committed to the support of BIPOC leadership, the initial pilot program will focus on Black applicants due to the extremity to which they are excluded.