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Every winter, JAG Productions invites 30-50 artists to the snowy mountains of Vermont to develop full-length plays at their new works festival of Black Theatre, JAGfest. In its fifth year, when gathering safely isn't possible, JAG has produced a festival of short radio plays centering Love Stories, which offer critical attention to pleasure, intimacy and healing.

Join JAGfest 5.0 Founder & Producing Artistic Director Jarvis Green and Associate Producer Raven Cassell for a discussion about the festival's journey and future. They dig into the history of the radio play and offer us a window into the festival's artistic process. Along the way, they spotlight several of the festival's visionary artists, including:

• Director Jonathan McCrory and his work as the Artistic Director of Black arts companies and what Black arts institutions need from their communities;
• Director Shariffa Ali and her reflections on writing for the radio, Black storytelling and love and the dynamic between playwright and director; and
• Performers Yohana Zecarias and David Glover and how they have adapted their artistry and leaned into audio performance.

Please submit your questions for the panelists via the live chat.

Photo courtesy of the artists