
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
#Collaboration - Associate Artistic Women Leaders of Color
This conversation was recorded in late May 2020, prior to the murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, and Rayshard Brooks, and in the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many others. We hold their families in our thoughts and wish for swift justice. We’ve attached links in this video and in its description to point you towards just a few of the many ways you can support Black lives, Indigenous lives, and people of color. We hope to not distract from the important work happening in our world, but ally it with light from artists, and to spread leadership and hope.
We recognize and stand with the following organizations:
Black Lives Matter, blacklivesmatter.com
Black Visions Collective, blackvisionsmn.org
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, naacpldf.org
American Civil Liberties Union, action.aclu.org/give/now
National Resource List, linktr.ee/NationalResourcesList
Recorded on May 20, 2020
We gathered three rising stars of the field who serve our industry as both director and associate artistic director to debunk what exactly is the role of an associate artistic director? We also deep-dived into the experience of being a woman of color on the job at a historically White institution. Drama League alums Nicole A. Watson (Round House Theatre), Dawn Monique Williams (Aurora Theatre Company), and Pirronne Yousefzadeh (Geva Theatre Center) sit down with our Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks.
IN CONVERSATION, The Drama League's acclaimed series of discussions with the directors changing the face of theater, television, and film, is now online! The process of creating art is revealed in these intimate, surprising, and wide-ranging conversations with award-winning creators from around the world.
The artists in this video have donated their time and fees to help provide much-needed aid, relief, and programs for stage directors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can help! Donate here:
dramaleague.org/ghostlight
If you're a director needing assistance, visit our COVID-19 resources and emergency relief programs here:
dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources
Watch the interview on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/434185313/2ec2932dfa
Learn more about Nicole A. Watson:
nicoleawatson.com/
Learn more about Dawn Monique Williams:
dawnmoniquewilliams.com/
Learn more about Pirronne Yousefzadeh:
pirronne.com/
A list of artistic leaders of color to know:
Meila Bensussen
Artistic Director
Hartford Stage
Chanel Bragg
Associate Artistic Director
Arizona Theatre Company
Snehal Desai
Artistic Director
East West Players
Barry Fleming
Artistic Director
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Nataki Garrett
Artistic Director
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Maria Manuela Goyanes
Artistic Director
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Rebecca Martinez
Associate Artistic Director
WP Theater
Jonathan McCrory
Artistic Director
National Black Theatre
Muriel Miguel
Artistic Director
Spiderwoman Theater
Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Creative Director
651 ARTS
Evren Odcikin
Interim Associate Artistic Director
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Jacob G. Padron
Artistic Director
Long Wharf Theatre
Ralph B. Peña
Producing Artistic Director
Ma-Yi Theater Company
Michael A. Sheppard
Artistic Director
Celebration Theatre
Hana S. Sherif
Artistic Director
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Harold Steward
Producing Co-Executive Director
The Theater Offensive
Stephanie Ybarra
Artistic Director
Baltimore Center Stage
and many more.
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