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This is more than a matter of fact; it is a matter of time.
Fifty current and former Groundlings students, teachers, and performers have signed the open letter so far.
How do you want to be remembered and what will be your legacy once the world re-opens?
Are you okay with the product that you put out?
Are you okay with being known as the whitest improv institution?
A dubious distinction considering the standard of whiteness that improv is already.
Are you okay with the idea that BIPOC performers do not feel safe in your halls?
Theyre gatekeepers, but historically theyve been part of the problem and not the solution.
This isnt about me.
This is about the students there still who deserve a fair shot, he said.
If that happens, then this letter will have actually had meaning.
