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“Essay Whaat?” is a series of free Saturday morning arts events designed to activate and connect under-resourced Los Angeles neighborhoods through theater, music, and dialogue. Led by Dan Froot & Company in partnership with local venues in Watts, Orange Heights, Sun Valley, Westlake, Inglewood, and West Adams, each event features professional actors performing original interpretations of community-curated texts, as well as live music by neighborhood-based artists, and locally prepared food and drink. CAC funds will support compensation for actors, musicians, community participants, project coordination, artistic direction, venues, and production costs. “Essay Whaat?” offers a replicable model for inclusive, community-driven arts programming that deepens local relationships and builds cultural networks across some of LA’s most vibrant neighborhoods.

501 (see three) ARTS develops and tours original, ensemble-devised performance works that often address pressing social issues. These works are typically developed through community-based research and storytelling, culminating in performances that blend theater, movement, and music. Our performance events often double as community forums, fostering dialogue among audience members on topics ranging from food insecurity to gun violence to plastic pollution.

With support from the California Arts Council, 501 (see three) ARTS will hire its first General Manager to implement strategic initiatives, manage budgets, and oversee fundraising efforts. This position will expand our capacity to develop socially engaged, artist-led dance, music, and theater projects that serve, among others, communities across California most impacted by environmental injustice. The GM will align financial strategies with our values of equity and inclusion, facilitate cross-sector collaborations, and help ensure low-barrier community access to arts participation. They will also lead inclusive strategic planning and support efforts to embed ensemble members in civic, institutional, and community settings as we expand and deepen our reciprocal partnerships. This position will help build the organizational backbone needed to sustain long-term relationships, center community relevance, and uphold equitable practices across all programming.

501 (see three) ARTS develops and tours original, ensemble-devised performance works that often address pressing social issues. These works are typically developed through community-based research and storytelling, culminating in performances that blend theater, movement, and music. Our performance events often double as community forums, fostering dialogue among audience members on topics ranging from food insecurity to gun violence to plastic pollution.