About us
Our Mission
On Our Team builds pay and labor equity in the arts, and is dedicated to creating accessible tools and educational resources that grow equitable pay and support for arts workers.
Our Values
We are paid equitably.
We have equitable labor support.
We have safe working conditions.
We promote transparency.
We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Every member of the production team has a role to play in ensuring equitable pay and labor for their fellow team members.
Who we are
On Our Team is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization founded in 2020 to address ongoing labor and pay equity issues in Costume Design and other theatrical design areas by Bob Kuhn, Christine Pascual, Elsa Hiltner, and Theresa Ham.
What we've done
On Our Team is working to build consensus on the need for pay equity in the theatre industry across job titles and areas of work.
On Our Team developed The Pay Equity Standards, launched in 2022.
The organization successfully waged a social media campaign and petitioned for pay transparency on the League of Chicago Theatres' job site in 2020, and joined Costume Professionals for Wage Equity in 2021 to successfully campaign for pay transparency on Playbill, BroadwayWorld, SETC, and Minnesota Playlist’s job sites in 2021.
