In this Episode: What is the economic impact of racism on BIPOC actors? Guest host Angel Desai joins Collective members Sophie Peyton and Lipica Shah to discuss this, AAPAC - The Asian American Performers Action Coalition's origins, and more findings in AAPAC's annual Visibility Report. Follow #AAPACnyc to read the new 2018-2019 #VisibilityReport d…

In this Episode: Four Native artists, Larissa FastHorse, Ty Defoe, and Collective Members Oogie Push, and Sequoia Hauck, all gather to dream and scheme the possibilities of Native Theater. Referenced in This Episode: - Larissa's Website - Ty's Website - Indigenous Directions - Wonderlust Productions - Theatre Talk with Oogie - Just Keep Living Film…

In this Episode: Sequoia Hauck and Oogie Push put a call to action for listeners to be authentically themselves. They share their experiences of being Native womxn storytellers while discussing the article Perfectionism Is a Myth, Unless You’re A Young Woman of Color by Malavika Kannan. Referenced in This Episode: - Theatre Talk with Oogie - Just K…

In this Episode: AnaSofía Villanueva and Sophie Peyton hold space for the recent murders of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and Ma’Khia Bryant and call on listeners to practice collective liberation. Lipica Shah and Lilia Houshmand share resources of movements and ways to take action in linking our inextricably linked movements. Referenced in This Epis…

In this Episode: Tia Jemison, AnaSofía Villanueva, and Cambria Hererra strategize how to reclaim and reshape higher education! They discuss ways of teaching against the cannon, cultural competency, approaches for de-colonizing the classroom, and advice for students/future theater leaders. The article being discussed is "Training Theatre Students of…

In this Episode: The collective amplifies statements by Theater Mu, The Asian American Performers Action coalition, The Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists, and East West Players in response to the increasing acts of hate against AAPI communities. In addition, the collective provides resources and ways to take action in support of AAP…

In this Episode: Sophie Peyton, Oogie Push, and Sequoia Hauck discuss Jack Reuler's article "From Nicety to Necessity." Was theater ever just a 'nicety'? Who is it a necessity for? Referenced in This Episode: - Auntie Oogie Presents - Wonderlust Productions - Full Circle Theatre Company Music by: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Too Sweet — IV…

In this Episode: Shalonia Wonch, AnaSofía Villanueva, and Lipica Shah talk about AnaSofía's article "Toward a New Theater Model" which is the 1st in her Power Dynamic Series: From a Mixed-Raced Latina's Perspective. They define the product, operational structure, and business model as well as discus flaws and possibilities for a new way forward. Re…

In this Episode: Alex Reed and Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi center on the article, “Trans and Queer BIPOC to the Front!” from the 12 Days of Watchmas from We See You White American Theater. They discuss how Trans identity informs their work, representation vs tokenism, creating a safe and healthy space for Trans/Queer BIPOC artists, and the part that r…

In this Episode: Lilia Houshmand, Vahishta Vafadari, and Lipica Shah discuss the New York Times article "A 'Great Cultural Depression' Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers" alongside "The Arts Are in Crisis. Here's How Joe Biden Can Help." They share with us their personal experiences of loss and discuss how things could be moving forward! Re…

In this Episode: Cambria Herrera, Lilia Houshmand, and Sophie Peyton use Howlround's article, "Re-framing and Re-containing" as a touchstone to talk about the collective's core agreements, America's inherent hierarchical system, and how the emergence of conversing on intimacy direction has affected our sense of safety in the theatre. Referenced in …

In this Episode: Alex Reed, AnaSofía Villanueva, and Shalonia Wonch discuss the American Theatre Magazine's recent article, "What Dream Casts May Come." They imagine new ways of flipping the script on the canon and with casting, the importance of representation, and question where theater leaders should be putting their efforts in implementing true…