“When I started, George C. Wolfe was at the Public, and it was the last couple of years that Kenny Leon was at the Alliance. But they both left while I was still at the [Pasadena] Playhouse. So I think there were a few years in there when I was the only Black man running a major American theatre, which was always shocking to me.” —#SheldonEpps #theatre #diversity #representation #artists

“Leaders are just struggling so badly at the moment…I’m hearing that they’re just having a hell of a time trying to sell tickets…they’re thinking about much more commercial, popular titles, which is such a devil’s game.” —#SheldonEpps in #AmericanTheatre https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/12/20/sheldon-epps-making-the-case-for-diversity-in-all-directions/ #theatre #arts #regionaltheatre