My guest is writer, producer, and performer Ashley Smiley. Ashley is the Program Director at Bayview Opera House in San Francisco and she’s a resident artist of Magic Theatre, also in San Francisco. Her new play, Dirty White Teslas make Me Sad will debut at the Magic Theatre in February of 2024. Ashley is one of the most important voices in the Bay Area arts community.https://www.instagram.com/bvoperahouse/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/smileyfromthesco/?hl=en#eddrickshow #blackwomenplaywrights #blackwomenintheatre #womenplaywrights #art #theatre #creativity #sanfrancisco #DirtyWhiteTeslasMakeMeSad #bayarea #zoom #2024 #thearts #fineart #director #tesla