Improv Cincinnati Student and Performer Bill of Rights

You have the right:

• To be and feel safe during classes, rehearsals, and performances.

• To be free from all forms of discrimination including, but not limited to: race, sex, gender, age, disability, sexual preference, or faith.

• To set boundaries regarding emotionally triggering subjects and what kind of physical touch you receive.

• To rehearse, perform, and learn without being sexualized in scenes without your consent.

• To turn down a suggestion from an audience/teacher/fellow student.

• To immediately step out of any scene, performance, rehearsal or class in which you feel demeaned, unsafe, or uncomfortable, and to define what feels fun and what feels comfortable (and uncomfortable) for you.

• To inform your teacher or coach of physical and emotional conditions (or any concerns) – and to receive reasonable accommodations.

• To speak to any representative of Improv Cincinnati (teacher, staff member, owner, etc) regarding behavior by any person that you feel infringes on your rights, and to have your concerns heard and addressed.

• To fail, to succeed, to explore without judgment in a nurturing and uplifting environment .

• To love your work and have fun.

Exercising any of these rights will not adversely affect your ability to progress in classes, to be cast in house teams, to be booked for shows, nor any other forms of retaliation.

We recommend that anyone who feels their rights have been violated should address their concerns with their instructor or coach. If you feel the situation can’t or shouldn’t be resolved by your teacher or coach, please report the incident to the Safe Space Committee using improvcincinnati.com/report.