Malissa Kano-White
Performing Artist
2025 Artist Enrichment Grant | (Paducah) $1,500 to support the development of an original musical theatre script that examines how social media ‘likes,’ influencer culture, and deepfake content influence our perceptions of identity, truth, and accountability within the high-stakes world of reality television. This playwriting project will cultivate an intentionally inclusive and collaborative creative process that centers underrepresented voices, challenges dominant social constructs around identity and truth, and raises our collective awareness of whose stories are told in order to foster a more authentic, intentional, and socially engaged community conversation through the power of live theatre.