The Importance of American Theater in My Life

I do have to defend it at times, thankfully I've been surrounded by people who get it and if they don't get it, then they're willing to do the work to get it. But I think that I'm kind of grateful for that, that I have that thing in me because my beginning was before I knew traditional American theater. When I did get into like late elementary school or early middle school and started to get into traditional, you know, white American theater, I started to approach those things with a new appreciation where I could appreciate them but also translate them. And thankfully, I just write right for whoever I write for, you know what I mean? I write for Black