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Madelyn Porter (she/her) is an accomplished actor, writer, director, curator, the Founding Artistic Director of Mad's World, LLC., and currently serves as The Community and Engagement Manager for the Detroit Public Theatre. Madelyn Porter How did you get started in the arts? My father was a jazz musician and my mother an educator and lover of the arts. If you could direct/produce one show, what would it be, and why? “5 on the Black Hand Side” - Hasn’t been done in a very long

Ajara Alghali is a Sierra Leonean-American artist whose work "explore[s] the kinship between the African Diaspora; lineage, community,...

Baraka Elmadari (she/her/hers) is a Detroit-based writer, filmmaker, and production coordinator.  Baraka Elmadari How did you get started...

Hallie Bee Bard (she/her/hers) is an accomplished actor and artistic multi-hyphenate (or, in her words, "Actor +") whose work can be seen...

Jason Briggs (he/him/his) is a prolific actor, singer, director, and arts administrator whose work has been seen on stages across...

Bréon LaDawn (she/her/hers) is a sought-after producer, actor, and artistic multi-hyphenate, whose work can be seen throughout Southeast...

La Shaun phoenix Moore (she/her/hers) is a multifaceted artist; a vocalist, spoken word poet, and activist, who strives to use her art to...

Kelli Crump (she/her/hers) is a lauded actor, director, activist, and theatre educator. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, serves as an AEA...

Sarah Clare Corporandy (she/her/hers) is a Co-Founder and Co-Producing Artistic Director at Detroit Public Theatre. She will return to...

Shawntai McCall-Brown (she/her/hers) is an accomplished playwright, poet, and educator. She works with Black LGBT+ Plays, Extra Mile...

Brian Sage (he/him/his) is the Artistic Director of Tibbits Summer Theatre. Brian Sage How did you get started in the arts? I stumbled...

Bryana Hall (she/her/hers) is an actor, dancer, singer, director, and choreographer. Her mainstage directorial debut, "Eclipsed: The Sun,...

X. Alexander Durden (he/him/his) is an actor, classical vocalist, and arts administrator. X. Alexander Durden How did you get started in...

Sarah B. Stevens (she/her/hers) talks with Encore Michigan about the perks of being a character actress. Sarah B. Stevens How did you get...

Ashley M. Lyle How Did You Get Started in the Arts? I was just a wee child when I dipped my foot into the artistic pool! One of my...

Lynch Travis (he/him/his) is an accomplished actor and director. He is a Resident Artist at the Purple Rose Theatre, as well as the...

Leah Smith (she/her/hers) is the Executive Artistic Director of the Detroit Repertory Theatre.  Leah Smith How did you get started in the...

Ann E. Eskridge (she/her/hers) is an accomplished playwright, former Kresge Fellow, and is a member of the Extra Mile Playwrights...

Lulu Fall (she/her/hers) is an entrepreneur, singer, award-winning songwriter, Broadway & TV actor, abstract visual artist, and Executive...