The Breakfast Dish

#17 - Tara Jackson (Musical Tokens)

October 27, 2020 Griffin Cork, Karen Johnson-Diamond & Tara Jackson Season 1
The Breakfast Dish
#17 - Tara Jackson (Musical Tokens)
Show Notes

Welcome to The Breakfast Dish! Dance, music, visual art, theatre and get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind the work. Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning as they meet the creators of today's digital offerings. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!

This episode, Karen and Griffin are joined by the FORCE that is Tara Jackson. Tara comes on the show to chat about Musical Tokens - an online platform created to celebrate and empower womxn of colour in the Canadian musical theatre industry. The goal is to highlight, educate, and uplift a wide variety of talent on and off the stage. Co-founded by Masini McDermott, their website is a resource for sharing, connecting and creating space for all womxn of colour.

TARA JACKSON: https://twitter.com/taraatee
MASINI MCDERMOTT: https://www.instagram.com/masinimcdermott/
MUSICAL TOKENS: https://musicaltokens.com/
THE COLOR PURPLE: https://www.citadeltheatre.com/2019-2020/the-color-purple

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