Illuminate Holiday Spectacular

Founded in 2017 , Illuminate was created to highlight artists of color in the Capital Region. In three years we have highlighted over 100 artists and produced over 20 events. This is a quick look at our first year and how it all got started.

Dear Lil' will be available for high-school groups via Russell Sage College starting in January through February 23rd. Dear Lil' will be available for Colleges to purchase starting in 2021. Dear Lil’ is a true story inspired by author Morgan Heyward's time as a theater major at Russell Sage College. In this one act performance, Heyward reflects on pivotal moments in her life as she packs her dorm room to leave campus for the last time. Throughout the course of the play, Heyward recounts her experiences raised in a mixed race household, growing up in a diverse school district, and attending a predominantly white college. Dear 'Lil defines the process of finding your voice as a young person in a society obsessed with race.