What are some of the shows, events, and achievements you’re most proud of since the launch of Women of Color on Broadway in 2018?
I am most proud of our education program. Despite the national shutdown, we awarded 10 women of color creative and executive internships in the past year. I am also very proud of the fact that even though our artistic programming was heavily impacted by the national shutdown, we still managed to employ over 50 women of color and BIPOC creatives this past year.
Who are the women of African, Latin, and Asian, and Indigenous descent on Broadway who inspire you, onstage and behind the scenes?
I greatly admire our teachers, and firmly believe there isn’t enough representation in the system when it comes to arts education. We should have teachers with diverse backgrounds teaching the next generation of creatives. When I was in college, my dance instructor, Deidre Goodwin -- a phenomenal teacher and mentor -- was the only instructor who was a woman of color in my school. She is a veteran in the entertainment industry with credentials including Chicago on Broadway and the FX series Pose. As an established Black performer, she was able to counsel me through many important things as I entered the theater industry.
We should celebrate everyone who goes the extra mile for students. But we should also advocate to diversify our group of instructors in every arts institution.
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