Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Madeline Hamaguchi and Pablo Lopez, members of the Davis Shakespeare Festival. They discussed the structural and cultural changes that have occurred within the company during the 2 years of the pandemic. They talked about how Black Lives Matter affected the theater community, their shift to an inclusive and equitable process, the programs that have evolved from that process including the digital internship program and the Vacancy Arts Collective. They will be performing on stage for the first time since the pandemic shut down under the heading of VAC with a reading of Native Gardens. This staged reading will be April 30th and May 1st.
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Recorded 4/14/22