{"id":3439,"date":"2020-06-07T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/second-city-ceo-steps-down-amid-claims-of-racism-at-theater\/"},"modified":"2020-06-07T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T21:35:00","slug":"second-city-ceo-steps-down-amid-claims-of-racism-at-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/second-city-ceo-steps-down-amid-claims-of-racism-at-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 6, 2020 |<\/span> 5:35pm <\/p>\n

\n LOS ANGELES \u2014 Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy letter posted on the company\u2019s website, Alexander said he \u201cfailed to create an anti-racist environment wherein artists of color might thrive. I am so deeply and inexpressibly sorry,\u201d<\/p>\n

He vowed Friday that he will be replaced by a person of color.<\/p>\n

The originally Chicago- and Toronto-based Second City was an early training ground for \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d players including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and Chris Redd, among other comedy stars such as Keegan Michael-Key and the company produced \u201cSCTV\u201d TV series<\/a> in the 1970s and \u201980s.<\/p>\n

Alexander\u2019s announcement Friday followed online criticism from Second City alumnus Dewayne Perkins, an actor, comedia<\/a>n and writer (\u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d). Perkins said the company had refused to hold a benefit show for Black Lives Matter unless half of the proceeds also went to the Chicago Police Department, and it also created obstacles for performers of color.<\/p>\n

His posts followed a Second City online message of support last week for Black Lives Matter.<\/p>\n

In a tweet noting Alexander\u2019s resignation, Perkins had a one-word comment: \u201cOop.\u201d<\/p>\n

The London-born Alexander said he is \u201cfully removing myself from overseeing The Second City\u2019s operations and policies and will divest myself from the company as it stands.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Second City statement Friday laid out steps the company planned to take regarding the hiring and training of artists of color, along with diversifying its theater audiences and making donations to fight oppression and support black-owned businesses and schools.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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