About

We enhance local theatrical diversity by facilitating the professional development of artists from marginalized communities. Our company is comprised of experienced theatre artists representing marginalized communities and we work to increase the diversity present within the Tampa Bay area and the theatrical world, both on-stage and off. This is accomplished with the intent of sharing our stories with the “majority culture,” but also to connect this art form with our communities. In the end, our aim is to re-invigorate the already established theatre patron with new stories from new voices.

We used a style of theatre called “Theatre of the Oppressed,” to help us regularly workshop with other artists like us and create sketches that could then be turned into original pieces. In organizing with others like us in the field, we found a determination to then show the existing theatre community that we existed and were deserving of the opportunity to work in their houses. Our hope was that they would realize not only could we diversify the actors they had telling their stories, but we could also help them diversify the types of stories they could tell.