Advance Gender Equity (AGE) in the Arts is a social justice nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that uses theatre to effect change. 

AGE’s vision is to transform the American theatre canon to be inclusive and representative of all people. We will achieve this by:

• Investing directly in storytellers who have historically been denied opportunities because of gender, race, and/or age
• Promoting equity, social change, sustainability, and empowerment in marginalized communities
• Using theatre arts to give voice to and address issues of inequality and injustice
• Dismantling unjust power structures in the theatre industry by organizing safe and brave spaces for people with common lived experience 
• Cultivating partnerships with professional theatre companies and educational institutions in Portland, Oregon and beyond
• Inspiring cross-cultural understanding and empathy 
• Building coalitions of artists and audience who believe equity benefits everyone