How Chicago’s Indie Theater Community Developed A Code Against Abuse And Harassment That’s Spreading Around The U.S.

In the wake of the real-sex-and-violence scandal that led to the collapse of Chicago’s Profiles Theatre in the summer of 2016, actors Lori Myers and Laura T. Fisher “responded to what they and so many other insiders knew by methodically creating a 30-page working document” – titled Not in Our House – “[that] any company can sign on to: guidance in how to create safe working environments, what to do if an actor gets too physical onstage, or if a director suggests a cast member should go home with him (or her) to work on ‘chemistry.'”