STATERA MENTORSHIP | North Carolina CHAPTER
Statera Mentorship: North Carolina has been in operation since May of 2018. It was founded by Abbey Toot, who also serves as Regional Coordinator. The North Carolina Chapter is not currently accepting applications. To receive information about the next round of classes, please sign up for the Statera Newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact our National Co-Directors at [email protected].
Meet Your North Carolina Regional Coordinator
Abbey Toot (she/her/hers) recently moved to the North Carolina from Chicago. She is an actor and teacher, and a proponent of mindfulness and meditation. She is an Associate Artist with Shattered Globe Theatre Company in Chicago, and a student and teacher of acting, voice, and speech. Abbey is the regional chapter head for the State Professional Mentorship Program for Women in the Arts. She has worked with Playmakers Repertory Company, has her Bachelors degree in Theatre Performance and her MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine. Abbey now lives in Carrboro with her husband, Dan, and their graceful and quirky greyhound, Twyla.
*A NOTE ON INCLUSION AT STATERA
Women: Statera recognizes the limiting nature of the binary use of woman. We serve and welcome anyone on the gender spectrum who identifies either always or some of the time as a woman. We also serve and welcome those who are non-binary, while recognizing that not all non-binary people identify with aspects of femininity.
Intersectionality: StateraArts works through an intersectional lens for gender parity. We understand and acknowledge that systems of oppression and discrimination are interdependent and span all social categorizations such as race, class, gender, ability, religion, parental status, size, age, and sexual orientation as they apply to a given individual or group. Addressing one spoke of systematic discrimination or disadvantage means holistically addressing them all.