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South Sound Town Hall Replay
Here you can find the replays of the first South Sound Town Hall we hosted yesterday! I just wanted to say thank you to all those who showed up and had the conversation. We welcome you to share your noticing's, questions, comments and feedback from last night as well. Feel free to make a post or comment below. Here’s Mickie's outline of what community discussions and conversations took place: 6:50pm-7:10pm: Introduction of panelist. Each panelist shared their background and skills they possess. We also shared what made us fall in love with theatre and asked for audience participation and heard from 3 peoples who shared their love for theatre. 7:10pm-7:43pm: We posed the questions “What does representation look/feel like?” and “What does safety look/feel like in theatre?” Followed by break for Town Hall 7:58pm-8:37pm: The second video Aleeza presents her PowerPoint presentation on White Supremacy in theatre, biases in theatre and the cast process, data showing what work still needs to be done in our community at Tacoma Little Theatre, Lakewood Playhouse, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, and Evergreen Playhouse, and deconstructing racism in the artistic atmosphere. Half way through this presentation, a conversation is started about putting Black actors in roles that are traditionally white and stories that are typically centered around whiteness and how that changes the story, the work that goes into that process, minstreling Black actors verses empowering Black actors, and how conversations are vital in the artistic and rehearsal process to set your POC up for success instead of fitting them into a box. 8:37pm-8:49pm: Community members were given time to share their joys, concerns, or speak freely on what they want to see in theatre, how they feel in theatre spaces, and to give thanks. 8:49pm-9:07pm: Action items were created. Now that we’ve had community discussions, shared what our thoughts and feelings are, how do we enact the change? What are our action items? Which, we came to the conclusion there needs to be more Town Halls, in fact, a Town Hall dedicated to the Artistic Directors and Board Members showing up and being asked questions and hearing community voices in person, Town Halls for designers, neurodivergent artists, free community workshops, and alliance of theatre’s being shown and taking action and making change together. People strongly wanted more community conversations. Town Halls was the biggest feedback we got for making change happen. More conversations.
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🎬 Take the Stage: Introduce Yourself!
Welcome to Deconstructing Race, Racism & Theatre! Drop: 🎭 Your name & pronouns 📍 Where you’re joining from 🖤 One reason you joined 📸 A photo of your workspace, rehearsal room, or favorite creative corner Bonus: If your life were a play right now, what would this chapter be called?
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Doing the Work is available in the Classroom tab!
The foundational course designed to help you build real understanding of how race and racism actually function, beyond surface-level conversations, good intentions, or personal anecdotes. This course breaks down key concepts like systemic racism, power, racialization, and harm, while challenging common myths and misunderstandings that keep people stuck. You’ll learn how racism operates not just through individual actions, but through systems, structures, and everyday participation, and how to recognize your role within that without collapsing into defensiveness or avoidance. This course centers impact over intent, and gives you the language, frameworks, and self-awareness needed to engage responsibly in conversations about race. 👉 Doing the Work is the recommended starting point before taking more applied courses like the Allyship Toolbox. Want to learn more about Deconstructing Race, Racism and Theater? Take the course. This isn’t about perfection or being seen as “good.” It’s about building the clarity and capacity to show up differently, consistently, and with accountability. Sliding Scale: Making Learning Accessible for Everyone 💛 Education should be accessible. In this economy, groceries are expensive. Rent is still due. Existing is expensive. We can all use a break. I never want cost or financial barriers to be the reason someone can't access this work. That's why I offer flexible options for my courses: ✨ Pay what you can if that's what works for your budget. ✨ Can't pay right now? That's okay. Reach out and let me know you plan to pay later. ✨ Need a payment plan? Let's work something out together. I'd rather find a solution than turn someone away. ✨ Scholarships are available for those who need them. At the same time, I want to honor that labor has value. Creating courses, research, resources, graphics, and community spaces takes time, energy, and care. If you're able to contribute financially, your support helps make this work sustainable and helps me continue offering scholarships and flexible pricing to others.
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CiW: Letters to Chamieka: Hairy Story
Everybody, let’s talk about it: 🧵 I picked my daughter up from after-school on Friday, and a little Black girl had braided her hair. My first instinct wasn’t “how cute”- it was pure frustration. Because it felt like a double standard. I’ve spent YEARS drilling into my kids heads: You NEVER touch a Black person’s hair. We treat it as an absolute non-negotiable out of respect. So to walk in and see someone else freely touching, pulling, and styling my daughter’s hair felt unfair. Why are my kids expected to hold this strict standard of physical boundaries, but those same boundaries aren’t extended to them? My daughter’s scalp was red and bleeding a bit from tension. She’s also had a terrible headache all weekend. The Black girl used products (I’m not even sure why she would have them at school) that were very think and oily. We’ve spent most of the weekend trying to wash it out. The other thing is that she used combs and brushes brought from home. There were other kids who had also gotten their hair done. That scares me from a basic hygiene standpoint. You never share unsterilized hair tools- that’s standard health protocol to prevent things like lice or scalp infections. We all know that. It feels like another basic rule that was completely ignored. Did my daughter actually mind? No. She loved the style. But that’s not the point. My concern is not erased simply because my daughter thought it was fun. My daughter not being upset does not mean I have to be okay with what happened. The lesson here is: keep your hands to yourself. Children can enjoy an interaction and still need adults to establish appropriate boundaries around their bodies. My daughter has bodily autonomy, just like anyone else, and I absolutely believe that should be respected. She was violated and taken advantage of. All because she wanted to be accepted and be friends with these girls. It breaks my heart. And then there is the question of how I even talk to this little girl’s mother. Because I am upset. I don’t want to have a fake, overly polite conversation where I minimize what happened just because the girls are children. My daughter is still my child, and I am angry that another child felt comfortable touching and styling her hair without asking. I want everyone held responsible for negligence. If they staff were doing their job, how could entire heads of hair get done?
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CiW Letters to Chamieka: before it took a turn...
Inferno paternal, reigns eternal Everybody, let's talk about it: 🧵 Hey Chamieka, I'm writing this in serious frustration, and I need some advice because I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet. I've taught in the same district, same school, for 14 years. I've had plenty of chances to leave. I stay because I grew up in this community before it took a turn, and it still means something to me. We started back August 3rd. Like we do every year, teachers called every family to introduce ourselves and see if they had questions. I've got 28 kids in my class. Maybe 8 families picked up or called back. Parental involvement gets worse every single year. It's easy to point fingers at schools and teachers, but the parents are the problem. I mean that. I want so badly for them to get engaged with what their kids are learning. Some of these kids are sharp, genuinely going places, no question. But their parents have their priorities so jacked up. And I want to be clear, this isn't just Black families. Latino families too. Why does a 5th grader need wigs, acrylic nails, and fake lashes for school? Why are preteens showing up in belly shirts and shorts that are way too tight and too short? In 14 years I never saw this until about 3 years ago, and it's only gotten worse. I wish we would just go back to uniforms although I think they’d find a way to pimp that out, too. On Monday I sent a student to the nurse to get her nails cut off because she couldn't hold a pencil. So it's not just inappropriate, it's actually getting in the way of them learning. Even that went awry because she went home and lied to her grandma about it. The grandma said that she (my student) used money her mom sent her to get them done. Which is heartwarming because I know her mom is just coming out of jail in another state, but she literally could not participate in class!!! I was asked to replace them and I absolutely will not. Why pour that kind of money into looks and send the message that it matters more than school does? A classroom isn't a runway.
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