Dexter J. Singleton is originally from Detroit, Michigan. He currently serves as Founder/Executive Director of Collective ConsciousnessTheatre, a multicultural theatre company dedicated to social change through the art of live theatre, workshops and community conversations. He isa former company member of the world renowned Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit. He went on to create the critically acclaimed Kalamazoo Youth Theatre, a program for youth ages 10-18, creating original work for and about youth and families. Founded in 2007, Collective Consciousness Theatre hasreached more than 50,000 youth and adults with innovative artistic programming.