Marla Lou & American theatre Magazine

one of 6 Theatre Workers You Should Know

This edition highlights immigrant theatremakers, ranging from performers to designers to the folks behind the scenes making sure productions make it to the stage.

“"Known for: Louissaint has been seen in Hadestown, both on the first national tour and on the Broadway stage, as well as on the Showtime drama Flatbush Misdemeanors. They were also awarded Best Performance by an Actress at the 2015 Jimmy Awards. In addition to their performing, they also work with Lakay Productions, an African Indigenous-led creative agency and production house in New York City, and Claim Our Space NOW, a collective and intersectional movement designed as a resource and multimedia one-stop shop for information that can educate, motivate, unionize, and mobilize people “in the task of dismantling an intricately woven system that was built to keep black and brown bodies under the foot of white supremacy.”

Read more at American Theater Org