Spotlight Saturdays
Every Saturday, a new awesome artist, community, or company!
On this page you can see spotlights from December 2020 to June 2021. To see the most recent spotlight posts, check us out on Instagram & Facebook @untoldtheatre, or take a look at our Google Site, where you can also read mini-articles and see excerpts straight from interviews.
Painted Brain
Art can have a big impact on mental health. With thoughts from Seana Fern the incredible company Painted Brain explores their journey to destigmatize mental illness through the arts.
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Image found at paintedbrain.org
Lechter/AFYP
Acting For Young People, founded by Mary Lechter, inspires young artists to be bold and have faith in themselves. Learn how and why below.
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Image found at afyp.org
Pete Bergen
Improvisor, teacher, stand-up comic... what can't Pete Bergen do? Learn about his experience with theatre as a child, and its impact on his art as an adult.
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Image found at witdc.org
Forman/Voices of Now
Ashley Forman, Director of Education at Arena Stage, shares insights on the groundbreaking devised theatre program Voices of Now.
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Image found at arenastage.org
Pitts/Voices Unbarred
Pictured is the cast of Voices Unbarred's performance at the Kennedy Center. Centered around Theatre of the Oppressed, Voices Unbarred facilitates devised plays in DC area prisons and produces them for the community.
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Learn more about accountability & empathy from founding director Lori Pitts.
Monner/Mastering the Audition
Inspired by her own theatre educators, Stella Monner created Mastering the Audition for her Girl Scout Gold Award in order to help younger artists learn important theatre, performance, and public speaking skills. The program lasted two weeks in March​.
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Image found at Mastering the Audition's website
Hill/Elements Urban Arts Collective
Elements Urban Arts Collective (EUAC) was created by Alana Hill because of her love and respect for hip hop and it's culture. Now, talented hip hop dancers follows this passion through their work in the Elements Dance Company.
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Photo from elementsuac.com
Local Motion Project (LMP)
Creative movement and dance are incredibly important to the health of the world – and its people. LMP's co-artistic directors, Sara Lavan and Kylie Murray, share their insights on the culture of dance and dance education.
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Image from localmotionproject.org
Marcotte/TAUSED at CSUF
Theatre Artists Union for Student Equity and Diversity (TAUSED) was created in response to injustices at California State University, Fullerton. A full-time member of TAUSED, Solange Marcotte discusses the intersections between culture, community, and art.
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Image from @csuf.taused on Instagram.