Sep 61 minGiselle Byrd - "Pouring Into the Community" (Episode 121)“It's a beautiful recognition because it shows us that we are in spaces that people once tried to shut us out of. It means that change is...
Jul 51 minNate Shelton - "Spreading the Good Word About Theatre" (Episode 112)“I remember getting into Howard, and people being like, ‘You're going to an HBCU, that's not like the real world. The real world's not...
Mar 5, 20211 minChiChi Anyanwu - "Becoming (An Entrepreneur)" (Episode 87)"I got a really great internship at McCarter Theatre...I was not only interning—I'm a bit of a hustler, so I was trying to figure out...
Feb 19, 20211 minJhanaë Bonnick - "Living the Life You're Supposed to Live" (Episode 85)"A Jamaican phrase that my mom says to me all the time is, 'Walk good, better must come.' It’s just like, 'Keep going. Whatever this is...
Feb 21, 20201 minCody Renard Richard - "Leading With Yourself" (Episode 81)"Being a young gay Black man as a stage manager in New York City— there are very few of us…when I first moved here…I only knew of one...
Dec 13, 20191 minJim Joseph - "Inviting Folks to the Theatre Party" (Episode 71)"Diversity isn’t about getting rid of all of the white people and just bringing in people of color. You need diverse ideas, diverse...
Oct 17, 20191 minNzinga Williams—"Being All Grit, Fierceness, Cocoa Butter, and Amazingness" (Episode 46)"Being a Black person in a predominately white workspace can be frustrating. I'm either angry or teaching. I can never just be." We chat...
Oct 17, 20191 minKim Shaw—"Showing Up (And I'm Telling You)" (Episode 27)“For a while, we’ve had creators of color—not as many as we should have had—but they kind operate in their own plane, in their own...