Shantez (Shae) Tolbut is the Founder of Black Stage Everything (a new networking and promotion platform for BIPOC theatre makers) and a MFA Candidate at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. Shae is a fierce DEIABJ advocate, stage manager, singer, actress, emerging theatre critic and playwright. She is the recipient of the 2022 Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Writing Award. You can follow and support her efforts at www.blackstageeverything.com.