The Asian American Theatre Artists Collective, founded by Christine Toy Johnson in 2023 as part of a Catalyst for Change Fellowship through the Dramatists Guild Foundation, launched its Community Resource Directory of AAPI professional theatre artists across all disciplines in April 2025. AAPI theatre makers throughout the country have access to creating profile pages which are then publicly searchable by various skill sets, specialties and geographic locations and include audio and video work samples, photos, resumes, and contact information. The community of artists included in the directory is comprised of writers, actors, directors, choreographers, music directors, designers, casting directors, musicians, dramaturgs, artistic directors, and independent producers with decades of experience between them and can be found at www.aatheatreartists.com.

This initiative uplifts and illuminates AAPI theatre makers across all disciplines via think tanks, shared resources, and an online community directory. Founder Christine Toy Johnson says, “Within one month of putting out the initial call to my peers about this project, over 400 professional AAPI theatre makers from across the U.S. were put into the mix. As people continue to build their profile pages in the resource directory, it is my hope that by highlighting this phenomenal community of artists and initiatives that foster intentional inclusion, we can help remove the obstacle to those who say they haven’t worked with us because they don’t know us, by expanding collective circles of familiarity and hire-ability.”