A Talk With Actor and Director Sophina Brown of Support Black Theater Oct 27 Event DateEvent Date Oct 27, 2022, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Event LocationLocation Off Campus Online | Zoom Share Tweet Share Export event Hosted by The Center of Life and Work at CalArts Join actress, founder, and executive director of Support Black Theatre Sophina Brown as she speaks about the mission and vision for SBT. There will also be time for Q+A. About SBT Support Black Theatre is a service organization dedicated to capacity-building Black theatres, developing Black artists, and cultivating Black audiences in Los Angeles. Our commitment is to our people, our stories, and our autonomy. We are creating a support system which prioritizes artist health, organizational resilience, and radical unity amongst theatre makers and the community we serve. About Sophina Sophina Brown has been a professional actor since moving to New York after the University of Michigan’s B.F.A. Theatre program. After working on Broadway and national tours for several years, she transitioned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television, yet continued to remain passionately committed to the theatre. Favorite projects include Disney’s The Lion King, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People (La Mirada Theatre) and Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower (Long Wharf Theatre). In 2016, she began producing award-winning theatre in Los Angeles, with the goals of creating more opportunities for local Black artists and impactfully serving local Black audiences. She is also the Founder/Executive Director of Support Black Theatre, a service organization dedicated to capacity-building Black theatres, developing Black artists, and nurturing Black audiences throughout Los Angeles. In addition, Sophina serves as the Board Chair of Collaborative Artists Bloc and as an Advisory Board member of Creative Acts. She has also continued to work in television playing various series regular (Shark, Numb3rs, Twenties), recurring and guest starring roles (Station 19, Grey’s Anatomy, The Orville, 9-1-1, Zoo, SWAT, Cherish the Day). Sophina can be seen this fall as a series regular on the upcoming FX series, Kindred, based on Octavia E. Butler’s seminal novel. RSVP (Compass account required)