Notable Quotable: Anna F. Needham (Red Lake Anishinaabe), Theater Artist and Arts Administrator

"The reason why I do theater is because I’m so interested in the way humans interact. I am somebody who’s interested in having a conversation with the audience, not at the audience. I am interested in how we discuss relationships and that relationship includes relationship to land and so, when I’m doing theater, I’m thinking about how we have conversations and how we integrate ourselves into certain things and be able to activate laughter and empathy and then also have these uncomfortable truths come out and really actually talk about it." — Anna F. Needham

Anna F. Needham (Red Lake Anishinaabe) is a theater artist and advocate for Native culture and rights. She also serves as the Tribal Relations Manager for the Arizona Commission on the Arts. On the Art Works podcast she shared how her arts and administrative careers intersect, and what she learned as an intern for the Arts Endowment.