When you think of the Alliance Theatre, you may think of its Regional Theatre Tony award or the newly opened Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families. This week the Alliance has received a new accolade, and it’s one that hits at the heart of our values.
On May 6th, GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce awarded the theatre with the Best Place for Working Parents®—Georgia (BP4WP-GA) Innovator Award. This celebrates the theatre’s commitment to working parents through initiatives like paid parental leave, flexible working hours, childcare support, and hybrid work locations.
At the center of the Alliance’s commitment to working parents is the groundbreaking Artist Childcare Program, which offers nurturing, dependable childcare, at no cost, for artists during their time at the theater. This includes care during rehearsals, performances, and other unique hours that are typical of a theater artist’s schedule, but atypical for traditional childcare. Alliance Theatre saw a need and stepped into a place of engaging and innovative support. From actors to music directors to playwrights, this program is empowering artists to both flourish in their craft and in their parenting.
The program further reflects the Alliance’s mission through arts-integrated learning, creating an environment where children are not only cared for but also inspired. Infants and children have the opportunity to engage with creativity from an early age while their parents bring stories to life on stage.
“We are deeply honored to be recognized for work that reflects our core belief: when we center young people, we must also care for those who nurture them,” says Olivia Aston Bosworth, the Dan Reardon Director of Youth and Families at Alliance Theatre. “As the only professional theatre in the country providing this level of comprehensive support for artists and their children, Alliance Theatre’s Artist Childcare Program is a bold investment in the reality that creative lives and caregiving are inseparable. If we want a more imaginative and equitable field, we have to build structures that make space for the whole artist.”
Alliance Theatre is honored to receive this award and proud to be investing in its people for generations to come.
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