Actor and director Shermona Mitchell first felt called to the stage because she believed it was a place she could be her full self. Over the past two decades, she has worked on nearly every stage in Seattle, always advocating for equity and access as she makes her indelible contribution to the city’s rich history of Black theater.
Growing up in South Seattle and Skyway, poet Luther Hughes always felt connected to the Black community. Now, as the author of a critically successful debut collection and host of a hit poetry podcast, Hughes is creating space for tender examinations of the Black experience and bringing people together to uplift queer writers of color.
