CMU School of Drama


Monday, May 18, 2026

Why Cody Renard Richard Created a Scholarship to Diversify the Backstage of Broadway

Playbill: When stage manager Cody Renard Richard was first starting his career in New York, he remembered feeling alone. Even though he was working in an industry that emphasized community, he was also hyperaware of how, as a stage manager, he was often one of the only faces backstage that wasn't white.

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