The Flea Announces New Resident Company and a Focus on Black and Queer Artists

From The New York Times:

The Off Off Broadway theater, which ended programs for emerging artists in December, will return next year with a model that centers the work of underrepresented artists.

The theater will also begin a multiyear residency program for itinerant artistic companies. The first participant will be EMERGE125, a Black woman-led modern dance troupe that will receive creative, technical and producing support, discounted rental space, and access to office space for at least three years.

From Gay City News:

“An off-Broadway theater that is run by a gay Black man — I love that that’s what’s leading the field,” Rea-Fisher said. “I feel this model will work well, and I’m hoping it can serve as a model for other companies moving forward.”