On this episode of the Yay, Norman and I talk with Letitia Duarte, talented actress who has worked with several bay area companies, like Central Works, Theatre of Yugen, Town Hall Theatre, Playground and Theatre Rhino. She’s currently working on Linda Amayo Hassan’s play Cheer! Story of a Dreamer. Letitia shares her story of an actress in the Bay Area and Los Angeles; we talk about racial diversity in the Bay Area theatre scene - the need for casting agents to hire people of color; and the upsurge in theatre that focuses on social issues.
SHOUTOUTS:
As You Like It (Shakespeare In The Park)
Runs until September 22
https://www.evensi.us/free-shakespeare-in-the-park-as-you-like-it-amador-valley/314452269
Norman Gee is in the show
Cheer! Story of a Dreamer (Theatre Cultura)
Aug 1 – Aug 11
https://playground-sf.org/theatrecultura/
Letitia Duarte is in the show
Hairspray (Bay Area Musicals)
July 4 – August 11
Victoria Theatre
https://www.bamsf.org/hairspray?fbclid=IwAR37NP64VHMhkaBT8-voIqo4ArBfPAfojrOO5w-0n7CEgBlWny5sIdzIYOk
Heathers The Musical (Gateway Theatre Company)
July 5 – July 14th
Cowell Theatre at Fort Mason
https://fortmason.org/event/heathers-the-musical/
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
