Sleeveless Acts began as the sole recipient of Arizona State University’s new initiative: Design/Arts Entrepreneurship In, With, and For Communities as part of Herberger Institute’s Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Program. Although a secular arts ensemble, we often collaborate with the marginalized communities served by our partner organizations, the 116 year old First Institutional Baptist Church as well as Eastlake Park Community Center.

Our first project, The African-American Storytellers Play, displayed legendary Black authors throughout history, staged with and by an intergenerational ensemble of community members ages 13-70. ​The production was featured in the Arizona Informant.