Creatively Shaded

Standing in My Light!


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On 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.org

June 4-7 The Bad News Bears a musical

Iraq but Funny 6/15-17

The Comeuppance 8/24-29

Summer 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-t

Recommendations:

"The House of Bernarda Alba" at Oakland Theatre Project
On stage May 22 – June 7, 2026 tickets at  oaklandtheaterproject.org

"Shakespeare over My Shoulder" at African-American Shakespeare Company
Now 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.org

Donate to support the  Black Theatre Community

African American Shakespeare Company: african-americanshakes.org    

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre: lhtsf.org

Lower Bottom Playaz: lowerbottomplayaz.com 

Additional ways to support

The 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.org

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We 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: @creativelyshaded

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Creatively ShadedBy Elizabeth Jones, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton, ShawnJ West