The Geffen Playhouse has started an artist residency with a group of actors and writers including Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”), Glenn Davis (“Billions”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), Jon Michael Hill (“Widows”), André Holland (“Moonlight”) and Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”). Working under the name Cast Iron Entertainment, the artist cohort has been given the resources and dramaturgical support to develop theater projects. As a collective of black artists, Cast Iron will focus on projects centered on the experiences of artists of color, Davis said. “Our goal is to give them the space they need to create,” said Geffen Artistic Director Matt Shakman. Davis said a new Geffen Playhouse residency is a step toward addressing an inclusion problem in the theater world.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2020 13:52 UTC