https://www.seelightingfoundation.com/work
Most of us work under an O-1B artist visa or are in the midst of their OPT which allows us to work legally in the US. Unfortunately, applying for unemployment benefits poses risks for us.
To learn more about this matter, please visit HERE
On top of that, O visa holders are issued their visas to allow them to do specific work. Meaning, we cannot legally seek work outside of the field (theater, design, lighting, etc) we have obtained our visa for.
Most of our theatrical performances this year have been postponed or simply cancelled with no concrete schedule of when theaters will reopen.
Click HERE to read about us on Lighting and Sound America.
With the incredible support of our dear theater community, friends and loved ones, our initial GoFundMe campaign has been a huge success. We have been able to distribute $500 funds to over 50 immigrant theater artists. Visit our Playbill feature. Our new Playbill feature (update 7/1/2020)
But with no plan for theaters to reopen, we are still in dire need of financial support.
Please consider a monthly donation to the See Lighting Foundation.
Your contribution will directly fund one of our 60 artists.
You can visit their work on our The Artists page
Our goal is to give $500 grants to all of our 60 artists on a monthly basis for the next 6 months.
We need your help.
With Love and Solidarity,
Immigrant Theater Artists
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“All of us have invested so much into our careers here. None of us want to lose our progress and go home. Yes, theaters are closed for now, but we want to be here when they open”
British-Egyptian Costume Designer, Dina Abd-El-Aziz