Thank you for this, Lauren. I'm such a mega fan of your work, and I appreciate you using your platform to amplify what's happening at WTF and the O'Neill. I was an intern myself four years ago in the O'Neill's literary office, and then I returned the following year as the Script Coordinator - and both summers would not have been possible without massive financial support from my family. Now that I've got more wisdom (though that wisdom well always needs more filling, amirite?), I can see how even accepting those positions in the first place allowed this harmful system to continue. I'm so proud to stand with these folks speaking up now.
Thank you for this, Lauren. I'm such a mega fan of your work, and I appreciate you using your platform to amplify what's happening at WTF and the O'Neill. I was an intern myself four years ago in the O'Neill's literary office, and then I returned the following year as the Script Coordinator - and both summers would not have been possible without massive financial support from my family. Now that I've got more wisdom (though that wisdom well always needs more filling, amirite?), I can see how even accepting those positions in the first place allowed this harmful system to continue. I'm so proud to stand with these folks speaking up now.