Danny Anderson of My Turn Theater

This week we're in conversation with Danny Anderson, a longtime actor who's now leading My Turn Theater, a Spokane-based organization that provides performing arts opportunities to adults with disabilities.My Turn Theater's new production of The Lion King, Jr. is opening this weekend (Saturday, Aug. 2) at the Spokane Civic Theatre and will run there for a little over a week.Danny talks about the origins of My Turn Theater, its unique shadow actor model and what's been happening since it went on hiatus in 2023.He also gives an update on Stage Left Theater's award-winning production of Antoinette Nwandu's Pass Over, which is headed to Monaco later this month for an international community theater showcase.Thanks to sponsor the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture for making yet another ALAYT episode possible. The nationally touring exhibition Preston Singletary: Raven & The Box of Daylight features work by the Seattle glass artist based around Tlingit mythologies and is running at the MAC now.