• AAPAC: Using Data to Impact Visibility
    Jun 4 2021

    In this Episode:
    What is the economic impact of racism on BIPOC actors?

    Guest host Angel Desai joins Collective members Sophie Peyton and Lipica Shah to discuss this, AAPAC - The Asian American Performers Action Coalition's origins,  and more findings in AAPAC's annual Visibility Report.

    Follow #AAPACnyc to read the new 2018-2019 #VisibilityReport dropping...SOON.

     
    Referenced in This Episode:

    AAPAC's Website
    To read the report click here.
    To donate to this work continuing click here.

    Ethical Rainmaker Podcast
    Ethical Rainmaker's S1 E9 on Decolonizing Data

    Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Possibilities of Native Theater
    May 21 2021

    In this Episode: Four Native artists, Larissa FastHorse, Ty Defoe, and Collective Members Oogie Push, and Sequoia Hauck, all gather to dream and scheme the possibilities of Native Theater.

    Referenced in This Episode: 
    - Larissa's Website 
    - Ty's Website
    - Indigenous Directions
    - Wonderlust Productions
    - Theatre Talk with Oogie
    -
    Just Keep Living Film 
    - Auntie Oogie Presents

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Perfectionism Is a Myth, Unless You're A Young Woman of Color
    May 7 2021

    In this Episode:  Sequoia Hauck and Oogie Push put a call to action for listeners to be authentically themselves.  They share their experiences of being Native womxn storytellers while discussing the article Perfectionism Is a Myth, Unless You’re A Young Woman of Color by Malavika Kannan.

    Referenced in This Episode:
    -
    Theatre Talk with Oogie
    -
    Just Keep Living Film 

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    47 mins
  • Special Episode - Collective Liberation
    Apr 23 2021

    In this Episode: AnaSofía Villanueva and Sophie Peyton hold space for the recent murders of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and Ma’Khia Bryant and call on listeners to practice collective liberation. Lipica Shah and Lilia Houshmand share resources of movements and ways to take action in linking our inextricably linked movements.

    Referenced in This Episode:
    -
    Community Safety 

    • Education 
      • “Enough Is Enough” Report
      • Educational Materials
    • Policy Change
      • The BREATHE Act
      • Black Lives Matter Legislative Work
      • The Working Families Party
      • Nix the 6
    • Public Demonstration
      • Safety 
      • Mobile Justice
      • The Official Peace and Healing for Darnella Fund

    - Stop AAPI Hate.org
    -
    Support the AAPI Community Fund
    - Bystander Intervention Training 
    - Reuniting Families at the Boarder

    • RAICES
    • The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
    • The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
    • La Resistencia
    • United We Dream

    - Missing and Murdered Unit

    • The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women

    - Stoping Line 3

    • Letter to President Biden
    • Get involved in person 
    • May Day for Mother Earth

    - Action Against Anti-Queer and Trans Legislation

    • Attacking Legislation 

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    56 mins
  • Reclaiming and Reshaping Higher Education
    Apr 9 2021

    In this Episode: Tia Jemison, AnaSofía Villanueva, and Cambria Hererra strategize how to reclaim and reshape higher education! They discuss ways of teaching against the cannon, cultural competency, approaches for de-colonizing the classroom, and advice for students/future theater leaders.

    The article being discussed is "Training Theatre Students of Colour in the United States" by Kaja Dunn, Daphnie Sicre, and Sharrell D. Luckett.

    Referenced in This Episode:
    - Trans in College Musical Theatre: How Can I Hope for a Future That I Don’t See?
    -
    Identity-Conscious Casting
    -
    Shaking up the Classics
    -
    Alternate Canon

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Special Episode - Honoring AAPI Communities
    Apr 2 2021

    In this Episode: The collective amplifies statements by Theater Mu, The Asian American Performers Action coalition, The Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists, and East West Players in response to the increasing acts of hate against AAPI communities. In addition, the collective provides resources and ways to take action in support of AAPI communities. #StopAAPIHate #StopAsianHate

    If you are a member of the Asian community, we hold space for you today and every day. Please take care of yourself. If you need further support, check out these resources compiled by AAPAC:

    • Asian Mental Health Collective at asianmhc.org
    • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration hotline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
    • NYCWell at nycwell.cityofnewyork.us

    If you would like to support the Asian community and join the fight to #StopAsianHate, here's a recap of the resources mentioned in the statements with a few additions. First, check out these two sites which have centralized information on action steps:

    • stopasianhate.carrd.co
    • stopasianhate.info

    From East West Players, donate to or volunteer with:

    • AAPI Community Fund on GoFundMe
    • Stop AAPI Hate stopaapihate.org
    • Support Little Tokyo LA at littletokyola.org/lovelt

    From Theater Mu:

    • donate to or volunteer with the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum at www.napawf.org
    • visit gofundme.com/aapi to browse several AAPI organizations and fundraisers to support
    • read national hate crime reports and learn how to report hate crimes also at stopaapihate.org

    And always:

    • share information with your friends and family
    • support and uplift your local Asian stores, restaurants, and organizations
    • check in and listen to your Asian and Asian American friends and peers

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    24 mins
  • "From Nicety to Necessity"
    Mar 19 2021

    In this Episode: Sophie Peyton, Oogie Push, and Sequoia Hauck discuss Jack Reuler's article "From Nicety to Necessity." Was theater ever just a 'nicety'? Who is it a necessity for?

    Referenced in This Episode:
    - Auntie Oogie Presents
    - Wonderlust Productions
    - Full Circle Theatre Company 

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    56 mins
  • "Toward A New Theater Model"
    Mar 5 2021

    In this Episode: Shalonia Wonch, AnaSofía Villanueva, and Lipica Shah talk about AnaSofía's article "Toward a New Theater Model" which is the 1st in her Power Dynamic Series: From a Mixed-Raced Latina's Perspective.  They define the product, operational structure, and business model as well as discus flaws and possibilities for a new way forward.   

    Referenced in This Episode:
         -
    Cal-Shakes
         - Mixed-Blood Theatre
         - Pillsbury House Theatre
         - Artist Repertory Theatre
         - We See You WAT 7-Month Accountability Report
         - Steppenwolf Theatre
         - Be an Arts Hero
         - GroundWater Arts

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    1 hr and 14 mins