New York Stage and Film is a company dedicated to a flexible, artist-driven process. We believe in artistic freedom, artistic expression, and empowering artists to reach their fullest visions. We believe that a safe process can only be fostered in a creative space that is also a brave space.

We expect that all members of the community recognize that each individual has a right to a working environment that encourages considerate, dignified and non-sexualized working relationships. New York Stage and Film seeks to ensure that we maintain a welcoming space that fosters understanding and respect, and that all of the following Codes of Conduct are upheld and clearly communicated to everyone. 

ANTI-RACISM PRINCIPLES & POLICY

NYSAF is committed to dismantling harmful, racist systems to authentically realize our founding principles of process and community. We are committed to anti-racism practices that actively promote equity, inclusion and justice for each person in our community, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or ableness. NYSAF recognizes that the experiences of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and all People of Color require additional attention and effort in order to right historic and contemporary wrongs. NYSAF will not tolerate direct or indirect, blatant or inferred, intentional or unintentional acts of racism including racial discrimination, bias, antagonism, harassment, unauthorized investigating, or ill-intended, racially-motivated inequity of any sort, under any circumstance. 

ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT PRINCIPLES & POLICY

Sexual harassment of any community member in any form is unacceptable conduct, which will not be tolerated. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

ANTI-HARASSMENT / ANTI-BULLYING PRINCIPLES & POLICY

NYSAF is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices including harassment and retaliation. Under this policy, harassment is verbal, written or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of his/her/their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law, or that of his/her/their relatives, friends or associates, and that: a) has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, b) has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance, or c) otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment opportunities.

WHISTLEBLOWER & ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY

NYSAF is committed to maintaining a work environment where employees are free to voice good faith concerns regarding NYSAF’s business practices, including without limitation reporting suspected violations of NYSAF’s workplace policies or reporting fraudulent activities, accounting or auditing irregularities, or other improprieties in NYSAF’S fiscal management. This policy enables employees to raise concerns internally prior to seeking resolution outside the organization. Therefore, if any employee reasonably believes that some policy, practice, or activity of NYSAF is in violation of law, a written complaint may be filed by that employee. NYSAF will not retaliate against an employee who, in good faith, has made a protest or raised a complaint against some practice of NYSAF, or of another individual or entity with whom NYSAF had a business relationship, on the basis of a reasonable belief that the practice is in violation of law or a clear mandate of public policy or NYSAF’s policies.