crossroads theatre commercial spot

Promoting a home for Culture and Connection?

Amplify Crossroads Theatre Company’s legacy through its diverse perspective and impact in the live theater industry to inspire and educate the next generation. I helped art directed the commercial spot for a non-profit theatre company.
Client
Crossroads Theatre Company
Date
Summer 2024
Project Type
Commercial Spot
Duration
10 weeks

Find your story.
Lead your legacy.

Opportunities for Black talent were scarce when Ricardo Khan and Lee Kenneth Richardson co-founded Crossroads Theatre in New Jersey in 1978. They aimed to prove that Black Theatre is for all audiences, not just Black communities. Today, Crossroads continues to spark cross-cultural and diasporic conversations by delivering authentic, creative, and purposeful stories.

Objective
Millennials perceive livetheater as inaccessible, unrelatable, and lacking in diverse representation.
Approach
Presenting an act of preserving heritage by honoring our past while enriching our future by captivating a new audience.
My Role
Designed decks for client-facing pitches as well as helped concept storyboards, rough cuts, and other multi-media executions.

Process

Ideating

Shared post-it of ideas among producers, art directors, and strategists to figure out the best approach for this spot.

Storyboarding

Working closely with a producer by taking a script and figuring out the storytelling that goes along it.

Rough Cut

Composed the video to help troubleshoot script and scene timing for the team.

2024 Performance Review

Through the G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative program, the paid support to have it gone live on channels. This data is provided through FertileData.

1.43M

Impressions

6

Stations

200+

Airings

4

Markets

Key Takeaways

By showcasing diverse stories and removing barriers, theater becomes a space where Millennials feel inspired, included, and eager to engage.

Showcasing Black Talent
Amplify diverse stories and perspectives.
Cultural Dialogue
Continues to promote cross-cultural conversations.
Inspiring Legacy
Encourages future storytellers to define their own path.