"I am coming to understand that my way of ‘speaking’ Chinese is in the food I eat with my family, it’s in the smell of incense when we go to sweep graves, and it is absolutely in my joy in feeling at home in this queer, mixed-race body."

"I studied acting for nine years. I'm now studying theatre as a creator."

"During this pandemic I had time for reflection and I really asked myself: do I want to keep working in theatre?

The answer became very simple, yes!" 

"Theatres have ghost lights for a reason. ... The light is holding the space not just for the past, but for the present as well.  And I’m glad that it is."

Walking, Thinking, Breathing, Rediscovering.

There’s a lot of work to be done, but when it’s time to take those first steps, I know we’ll be ready.

"I miss being asleep.  I miss going about my daily life, blind to the weight of the current moment.  The Black Lives Matter protests have awakened me.  I am awake..." 

Travis Knights reflects on the injustices and racism present in the world and shares a very special performance video. 

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