Sacramento Magazine
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“WE’RE TRYING
TO OPEN DOORS.” -JAMES WHEATLEY
Local theater companies struggled mightily to survive in the upside-down year of 2020. Despite that struggle, many also poured energy into building new programming illuminating the Black experience. While Celebration Arts and Images Theatre Company continue among local leaders in that quest, others are actively joining the cause.
Celebration Arts
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When Celebration Arts founder James Wheatley came to Sacramento from Los Angeles in the mid-’70s, he saw a void in the local arts community and sought to fill it. He’s been a leader in championing Black history and culture through the arts ever since.