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Boston-based actor-musician using too many instruments (and too many opinions) to stay quiet— and a recovering arts administrator.

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Essay

Casting the Pit

6 October 2025

This is a call for diversity, equity, and inclusion in pit orchestra hiring. Joe LaRocca surfaces inequities embedded in the current contractor system of pit musician hiring, as well as some steps companies can take to remedy these issues.

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