Lachrisa Grandberry hopes you will have the opportunity to see more artists of color visiting Door County in the coming years.

Grandberry and fellow Northern Sky Theater writer and performer Molly Rohde joined forces one year ago to start Door County Amplify. The idea was simple: promote other artists of color that may be thinking about adding Door County to their stops for performances. As a Black woman who has performed in Door County over the last few years, Grandberry understands how hard it can be to come to a new area that is predominantly white and does not have the same background or experiences as you do. She is happy she helping other artists of color learn what she did after her first summer performing in Door County.

Through over 300 posts on their Door County Amplify Facebook page, Grandberry and Rohde amplified 101 distinct artists and 18 ensembles affiliated with 22 Door County institutions during its first year. It is a page Grandberry hopes will continue for years to come. You can listen to our full interview with Grandberry about Door County Amplify on our Podcasts page.