Valerie Curtis-Newton on diversity in theatre

Check out this interview below which Marcie Sillman, of Kuow.org/94.9 FM in Seattle, recently hosted with Valerie Curtis-Newton. The interview-article is entitled, "She’s a theater legend. But still often the only black person in the room."

That pretty much clues you in on what the article is about, and Ms. Curtis-Newton has striven hard to bring more diverse voices to the immensely important field of theatre. She's currently working with Intiman Theatre on a festival of new plays by black women (kudos also to the very talented artistic director, Andrew Russell, for co-curating this festival).  If you're in Seattle and you have a chance to take this in, consider yourself lucky. And maybe, some years down the line, it will be more common to view plays by African American women than simply "lucky."

Interview with Valerie Curtis-Newton on kuow.org