CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, June 17, 2020

It takes more than #OpenYourLobby to address racism in American theater

Performing Arts Feature | Chicago Reader: On June 3, Chicago theater artists flooded my social media with #openyourlobby; a call for theaters around the nation to open their doors to #blacklivesmatter protesters. As the producing artistic director at UrbanTheater Company, a Black and Mexican Chicago native, and mother, this call exposed the truth about our theater community: the privilege of deciding to close our doors and separate ourselves from our neighbors is nonexistent.

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