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Theater Adds a New Take to Diversity Training in Corporate World

Theater has become the newest and most innovative method of diversity training in the corporate world. One example is the St. Louis-based That Uppity Theatre Company, which performs different skits at various local corporations to show employees how important it is to embrace diversity. For instance, a recent performance at Monsanto featured a skit on "straight as a second language," which explained how gays in the workplace often carefully choose topics they talk about to keep their sexual orientation under wraps. Another skit focused on the anxiety a transgender person goes through when choosing a restroom because the workplace lacks a unisex option. Yet another stressed that while "that's so gay" may be a popular line, it is inappropriate. Click here to read more.
 
 



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