Ep #23: Storytelling about the underserved voices in culture inspires the most joy for this longtime theater producer/director

Follow Your Joy Podcast by Marla Diann · Nov 16, 2022 · 45m

You are in for a treat. My dear longtime friend, Jon Lawrence Rivera, has been in the live theater world as an Artistic Director for over 30 years. What sustains him that long? I'll give you a hint: the endless possibilities of creating something magical, which theater is known for.

He's always been interested in theater, but didn't think it was a sustainable path when he was younger. Getting connected and traveling with the entertainment group Up with People in 1981, Jon realized that he could, in fact, do whatever he wanted as he set his mind on it. Be fearless is his motto.

His passionate…