Catch me in conversation with the brilliant trio of LaChanze, Seth Rudetsky, & James Wesley on Friday afternoon at Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention. We'll talk Black Theatre United, Stars in the House, the resilience & journey ahead to a more equitable & just arts sector.
About the Session
Throughout the pandemic, composer, director, and SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, have been buoying a field in crisis with their daily live-streamed series, Stars in the House, which combines music, community, and education about the arts, artists, and the impact of COVID-19 on the sector. In this special, inspiring closing mainstage session, Rudetsky and Wesley will be joined by Tony Award-winning actress and activist LaChanze (The Color Purple) to talk through a post-recovery vision for the arts. What can we carry out of the crisis of the last year and a half to make our sector stronger, more equitable, and more resilient? How can we raise public value and public awareness so that the arts and creative sector are better positioned to receive relief and recovery support if/when something like this happens again? How do we maintain some of the bold ideas that came out of this pandemic beyond this moment? How can we permanently improve the lives of creative workers?