Standing in My Light!

Send us Fan MailOn this episode, ShawnJ, Phaedra, and Liz bask in the glow of their creative success, share gratitude for the theatre community, and gear up for a summer full of auditions, performance camps, and butts in sun-warmed theatre seats. Add a little tea to your ice-cold lemonade as the Divas shade the summer down!  Upcoming Auditions: American Conservatory Theatre ( A.C.T.) act-sf.orgJune 4-7 The Bad News Bears a musicalIraq but Funny 6/15-17The Comeuppance 8/24-29Summer Sessions/Camps:Berkeley Rep Summer Program - Mon–Fri 9am–4pm July 6-31 berkeleyrep.org/theme/summer-theatre-camp-play-creation-9qn5 African-American Shakes & African American Art & Culture Complex: Shake the Stage presents School House Rock Jr. Live June 15-26 & July 6- August 1  african-american.org/youth-program/SFartsEd - June 8-July 31 https://www.sfartsedsummer.org/A.C.T. - Youth: June 8- August 7 https://www.act-sf.org/training/young-conservatory/summer-classes-2026 A.C.T.- Adults: June 8- July 1 act-sf.org/training/studio-a-c-tRecommendations:"The House of Bernarda Alba" at Oakland Theatre ProjectOn stage May 22 – June 7, 2026 tickets at  oaklandtheaterproject.org"Shakespeare over My Shoulder" at African-American Shakespeare CompanyNow on stage until June 7, 2026 tickets at african-americanshakes.org" ‘night, Mother" at Altarena Playhouse                                                                      On stage May 29 - June 28, 2026 tickets at  altarena.orgDonate to support the  Black Theatre CommunityAfrican American Shakespeare Company: african-americanshakes.org    Lorraine Hansberry Theatre: lhtsf.orgLower Bottom Playaz: lowerbottomplayaz.com Additional ways to supportThe Mary Mason Memorial Lemonade Fund - a confidential resource for theatre practitioners with critical illnesses, conditions, or injuries who are in need of supplemental financial assistance. Donate at theatrebayarea.orgStay connected with Creatively ShadedWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], and keep in touch with us on Instagram at @creativelyshaded, @phaedratboughton, @starshawnj, @elizasenoj. You can also watch this episode and others on YouTube: @creativelyshadedVoice over: Creatively Shaded Editor: James Oh @jamesaaronohProducer: Creatively Shaded