ABOUT US
Atlanta Theatre Artists for Justice started as a small group of artists hoping to rally together at BLM protests during the New Age Civil Rights Movement. We soon found ourselves heading a 1500+ coalition of artists eager to help in the fight for equality in any way possible. We provided them with a network to share daily information on current protests, a way to donate supplies, and mobile protest support units to deliver the supplies to protesters including first aid supply. Our group also gave people who weren't able to physically be on the front lines a chance to make a difference.
Photograph by Greg Hunter, ATAJ administrator.
Water and gatorade collected for protesters. Photograph by Liz Campbell, ATAJ Co-Founder.
Photograph by Skylar Burks, ATAJ Co-Founder.
Photograph by Greg Hunter, ATAJ administrator.
OUR STAFF
SKYLAR “SKYE” BURKS (SHE/HER)
FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHE WORKS AS A STAGE MANAGER AND HAS RECENTLY TAKEN ON THE ROLE OF PROPERTIES STAGEHAND AT THE ALLIANCE THEATRE. SKYE LIVES IN SMYRNA WITH HER “FIRST BORN SON” APOLLO THE DOG. SHE CREATED THIS GROUP IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AFTER BEING OUT DURING THE PROTESTS AND SEEING HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE OUTSIDE SUPPORT CAN MAKE. SKYE IS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE WITHIN THE ATLANTA THEATRE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
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LIZ CAMPBELL (SHE/HER)
FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR
SHE IS THE RESIDENT STAGE MANAGER AT THE ALLIANCE THEATRE AND A FREELANCE SM AROUND THE ATLANTA AREA. SHE LIVES HAPPILY IN DECATUR WITH HER WIFE AND DAUGHTER. LIZ AND SKYE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY TO HELP ORGANIZE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE RECENT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS IN WHATEVER WAY THEY COULD, BE IT BY MARCHING, DONATING, OR HANDING OUT SUPPLIES. SHE IS DETERMINED TO WORK TOWARDS JUSTICE AND EQUITY - UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF THE HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HOLDING THOSE WHO HAVE POWER RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING SPACE TO EMPOWER THEIR FELLOW THEATRE MAKERS.
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JACKIE LENZ (SHE/HER)
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
JACKIE IS A 22 YEAR OLD, PANSEXUAL, HALF-CUBAN WOMAN WHO JUST GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES FROM KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE CURRENTLY WORKS AS THE BOX OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE ATLANTA LYRIC THEATRE BUT SHE ALSO WORKS AS A FREELANCE STAGE MANAGER AND MAKEUP DESIGNER. IN HER SPARE TIME YOU MAY FIND HER WASTING HOURS ON TWITTER, READING ONE OF HER 153 BOOKS (YES, SHE COUNTED), OR SEARCHING FOR NEW MAKEUP LOOKS TO RECREATE. SHE IS DEDICATED TO HELPING MAKE THE THEATRE COMMUNITY (IN ATLANTA AND BEYOND) A MORE ACCEPTING AND DIVERSE PLACE. SHE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE WAY ATLANTA THEATRE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.
ALEXIS 'LEXI' MCKAY (SHE/HER)
THEATRE MAKER OF THE WEEK COORDINATOR
LEXI MOVED TO ATLANTA AFTER WORKING IN SAVANNAH, GA FOR THREE YEARS. SHE IS A STAGE MANAGER AROUND ATLANTA AND LOVES TO WORK AT AS MANY PLACES AS POSSIBLE TO LEARN AS MUCH AS SHE CAN FROM ALL THE AMAZING THEATERS. SHE IS ALSO THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT OUT OF HAND THEATRE AND LOVES TO TEACH TECHNICAL THEATER TO KIDS WHENEVER SHE CAN. WHEN SHE’S NOT WORKING, SHE IS FINDING A QUIET CORNER TO CURL UP WITH HER DOGS AND TRY TO GET HER NEXT PLAY WRITTEN.
JASMINE THOMAS (SHE/HER)
INTENSIVE COORDINATOR
JASMINE IS A LOCAL ATLANTA ACTOR AND TEACHING ARTIST. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF HORIZON THEATRE’S 2015-2016 ACTING APPRENTICE COMPANY AND GRADUATED FROM UGA ('15) WITH A B.A. IN THEATRE AND A MINOR IN FRENCH. JASMINE SPECIALIZES IN TEACHING THEATRE EDUCATION AND ALSO DEVELOPS DRAMA CURRICULUM FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, CAMPS AND CLASSES FOR GRADES K-5TH.SELECT ATLANTA CREDITS INCLUDE: THE WOLVES AND CITIZEN’S MARKET (HORIZON THEATRE); THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY AND MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY (THEATRICAL OUTFIT); NELL GWYNN AND MAC|BETH (SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE); BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD AND WAITING FOR BALLOON (ALLIANCE THEATRE); CINDERELLA THE REMIX (AURORA THEATRE); SIXTEENTH NIGHT (ZERO CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY); MACBETH (SERENBE PLAYHOUSE); LE PETIT PRINCE (THÉÂTRE DU RÊVE); SPACE GIRL (WEIRD SISTERS THEATRE PROJECT). SHE IS REPRESENTED BY ALEXANDER WHITE AGENCY FOR TV/FILM, VOICEOVER AND COMMERCIAL.
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GREG HUNTER (HE/HIM)
GREG IS AN ATLANTA BASED THEATRE ARTIST THAT HAS WORKED TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH MANY THEATRE COMPANIES IN THE ATLANTA AREA. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM ONSTAGE, BEHIND A SPOTLIGHT, HANGING STAGE LIGHTS, OR TEACHING AT AURORA THEATRE, SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE, ACTOR’S EXPRESS, ATLANTA LYRIC THEATRE, IT THE CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IDENTITY POLITICS IN THE THEATRE COMMUNITY AND THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE TODAY. AFTER RECEIVING HIS MFA FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND RETURNING TO THE ATLANTA THEATRE SCENE, GREG HAS SEEN AND EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND, THE WAYS IN WHICH A PROCESS CAN BECOME TOXIC AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE ARTISTS DO NOT FEEL SEEN, HEARD, OR RESPECTED; FOR THIS REASON HE WANTED TO BE A PIONEER FOR CHANGE, AND ATAJ IS THE VEHICLE THAT HE CHOSE.
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AMANDA PEREZ (SHE/HER)
WHEN NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, SHE IS A STAGE MANAGER FOR DIFFERENT ATLANTA THEATRES. SHE LIVES IN DULUTH WITH HER HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND NEW PUPPY. AMANDAJOINED ATAJ BECAUSE WHILE SHE COULDN’T BE OUT ON THE FRONT LINES, SHE WANTED TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AS A STAGE MANAGER, IT IS HER SPECIALTY TO HELP RUN THINGS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES, SO SHE QUICKLY JUMPED ON BOARD TO HELP GATHER SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT PROTESTERS. AMANDAHOPES TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE.