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Speakers

Felicia Brown

Session Panelist

Theresa Flanigan

Session Panelist

Terri Lynne Hudson

Session Panelist

Ann-Carol Pence

Session Panelist

Jason Steer

Session Moderator

Kristen Jackson

Session Moderator

Leslie Recinos

Convening Planning Committee and Session Panelist

Angie Scott

Session Panelist

Marisa Tecson Johnston

Session Panelist

Shaminda Amarakoon

Convening Planning Committee and Session Moderator

Greg Reiner

Director of Theater and Musical Theater, National Endowment for the Arts

Kenny Leon

Tony and Obie Award-winning; Emmy-nominated; Broadway and Television director.

Alia Taylor

Session Panelist

Willa Taylor

Director of Education, Goodman Theatre

Elbert (EJ) Joseph

Session Panelist

Evelyn Danner

Keynote Speaker

Alex Santiago-Jirau (he/him/his)

Conference Planning Committee and Session Panelist

Anita Maynard-Losh (she,her)

Session Panelist

Wesley Low

Session Panelist

Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.

Session Panelist

Brea Heidelberg

Session Moderator

Kimberly Douglas She-Her

Session Panelist

Sharifa Johka

Convening Planning Committee and Session Moderator

Karen Loftus (she/her)

Conference Staff and Session Panelist

Jennifer Zeyl(they-she-jz)

Session Panelist

David Stewart

Session Panelist

Martin Hernandez

Session Panelist

Jennifer Halpern (she, her)

Session Panelist

Janette Martinez (she,her)

Session Panelist

Jeanette McCune

Session Moderator

Donya K Washington (she her)

Session Panelist

Elena Chang (she/her)

Session Moderator

Camille Schenkkan

Session Moderator/Planning Committee Member

Travis Ballenger

Session Panelist

Rajeeyah Finnie-Myers (she/her)

Session Moderator

Rachel Lee

Session Panelist

Angel Ysaguirre

Session Panelist

Anthony Jackson

Session Panelist

Aja M. Jackson

Session Panelist

Julia Levy

Executive Director, Roundabout Theatre

Maya Lawrence

Session Panelist

Dafina McMillan | she-her

Session Panelist

Kimberly Nwamanna

Session Panelist

Mica Cole (she)

Session Panelist

Nicole Brewer she,her

Session Panelist

Talleri McRae

Session Moderator/Planning Committee Member

Alana Atterbury

Session Panelist

Elbert Joseph

Session Panelist

Reshard Riggins

Session Moderator

Veronica Chapman-Smith

Session Panelist

Ava Kinsey

Keynote Moderator, Director of Education at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Emily Marroquin

Keynote Speaker

Rafael Abdulmajid

Keynote Speaker

Ali MacLean

Session Panelist

Anne del Castillo

Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)

Marjorie Parker

CEO, JobsFirstNYC

Marcela Rodriguez-Gonzalez

Session Panelist

Susan Feder

Program Officer for the Arts & Culture Program, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Roundabout Theatre Company

Booths

IATSE Hidden Career Path Days

IATSE Hidden Career Path Days - Video

Theatrical Workforce Development Program

Roundabout Theatre Company's technical theatre workforce training program

Portland Stage Company

Educational Theater Apprenticeship

La Jolla Playhouse

Providing unfettered creative opportunities for a community of artists of all backgrounds and abilities

New York City Center

Committed to training the next generation of arts professionals by building pathways to careers in the arts for candidates underrepresented in the field of arts administration.

Open Stage Project

Closing the Gender Gap in Backstage and Onscreen Careers

Arena Stage

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New York Theatre Workshop

Want a career in theatre? It starts here!

American Theatre Wing's Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative

Providing America's youth access to theatre through the power of education via grants and scholarships.

American Theatre Wing's Network for Emerging Leaders in the Theatre

Professional and educational advancement through The Wing’s expert network

Supporting Transitions, a project of the Museum Arts Culture and Access Consortium

Supporting a more inclusive workplace for individuals with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities

Williamstown Theatre Festival

Tony Award-Winning Summer Theatre in the Berkshires

Brighter Boston

Providing life-changing professional internships for Boston Public School students in the event production industry.

Roundabout Theatre Company: Internships/Apprenticeships

Career Training