Theatre Arts 20, 30

(a)	Discuss the impact of ethical (e.g., responsibility, honesty, confidentiality, obtaining permissions) and unethical (e.g., using artistic ideas or creations without permission, bullying, sexual harassment) behaviours on individuals and workplaces in the theatre industry.
(b)	Examine ethics and institutional ethical practices in theatre (e.g., gender equity in careers, cultural representation, how individuals and production teams are treated, the processes and criteria used to determine which organizations get funded and who gets hired).
(c)	Explain differences between intellectual property, copyright (e.g., refer to Canadian Intellectual Property Office) public domain and ethics.
(d)	Examine, with advice from First Nations and Métis artists or Knowledge Keepers, protections and protocols related to Indigenous traditional knowledge, cultural expressions and appropriate use (e.g., traditional gifting of stories, dances, songs, symbols, images) including issues related to cultural appropriation.
(e)	Discuss ethics environments (e.g., being inspired by others versus stealing ideas, copyright infringement versus permissions granted, mutual respect among theatre arts teams [e.g., actors, playwrights, directors, technical crews]) in theatre arts.
(f)	Discuss advantages and disadvantages of being employed in a workplace where workers are unionized or non-unionized.
(g)	Collaborate with peers to develop a Theatre Arts Code of Ethics for a student production, real or imagined.
(h)	Examine ethics, protocols and procedures for worker advocacy and psychological safety.

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