LP TALKS

A new series of monthly discussions and interviews at Lakewood Playhouse, hosted by Lindsey T. H. Jackson

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WHAT ROLE DOES THEATRE PLAY IN TIMES OF REVOLUTION?

Monday, November 17, 2025
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​Host: Lindsey T. H. Jackson
​Panel: Philip Lindholm, Michelle N. Matlock, Aleeza McCant, Joseph C. Walsh

7:00-8:00pm
​Tickets: $20, $10 Concessions

Book Tickets

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Lindsey T. H. Jackson

Host of LP Talks
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Lindsey T. H. Jackson is an artist and entrepreneur turned much sought after interviewer, storyteller, and cultural translator whose life’s work sits at the intersection of art, science, and soul.

Before she became a globally recognized business and culture transformation leader, Lindsey trained and performed as a contemporary dancer and actress - disciplines that honed her ability to read the body, listen between the lines, and move people through truth.  Today, as the founder and CEO of LTHJ Global and creator of the I-We-Us Leadership Framework™ and Enneagram of Bias™, she brings that same creative intelligence to how we work, lead, and live together.

Now, with her newest venture, LP Talks, Lindsey invites audiences into the conversations that matter most - the ones about leadership, power, creativity, and becoming more human in a world that keeps trying to automate the soul out of us.

Equal parts scholar and showwoman, Lindsey brings wit, warmth, and a bit of side-eye to every deep conversation.  Whether she’s sparring playfully with a guest or pulling a revelation out of thin air, she makes complex ideas feel personal, transformational, and possible.
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Because at LP Talks, the goal isn’t perfection - it’s evolution.

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PANELLISTS

PHILIP LINDHOLM
Philip is honored to serve as a Lakewood City Councilmember-Elect. A Rhodes Scholar finalist, he earned his doctorate from Oxford University after completing three master’s degrees.  He went on to produce documentaries with the BBC and ITV, and lecture at both Oxford and the University of Washington, before serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force.

Philip later became CEO of a real estate brokerage and served on the Lakewood Planning Commission.  He now leads Concord Counsel as CEO and Chief Mediator.  A proud member of the Lakewood Rotary and Steilacoom Kiwanis, he also volunteered for eight years as a grief-group facilitator at Mary Bridge Hospital.

Philip delivered a TEDx talk titled “The Secret to a Meaningful Life” and hosts The Informed Citizen Podcast, which explores real-world solutions to the challenges facing our world.

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MICHELLE N. MATLOCK
Michelle Nicole Matlock is an accomplished performer, teacher, and director known for their dynamic work across theater, circus and festival production.  Based in Tacoma, WA, she has directed a wide range of productions nationwide, including Circus Bella in San Francisco, The Niceties and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf at Lakewood Playhouse, Puget sound Revels’ The Midwinter Revels in Tacoma, and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in New York City, along with various independent projects.  As the Director of the Tacoma Light Trail, a downtown annual winter light art festival, Michelle continues to shape innovative cultural experiences.  Michelle’s original solo show, The Mammy Project, recognized with three 2025 Gregory Award nominations, has toured globally to critical acclaim.  Michelle also spent nearly a decade performing with Cirque du Soleil’s big top show OVO, where they made history as the first Black US-ian to create a main character for the iconic company.  In addition to her directing and performance work, she serves as an adjunct faculty member at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater in Blue Lake, CA.

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ALEEZA McCANT
Aleeza McCant, a Black, queer, neurodivergent artist whose work spans traditional and digital media.  She/they is the visionary force behind Aleeza Creates.  Her practices are rooted in ancestral memory, radical joy, and a commitment to reshaping representation, especially for Melanated, plus-size, and gender-expansive bodies.  Blending tactile crafts with digital innovation, Aleeza uses various tools to help conjure vibrant revolutionary worlds from her imagination.  She confronts the idea of dominant culture like the defaults of whiteness and thinness.  Pushing back with compositions that celebrate complexity, abundance, and truth.  Her art invites viewers to feel seen, empathetically switch places and reflect.

Aleeza is also the creator of two transformative guides: Doing the Work: A Beginner’s Guide to Deconstructing Racism and Dismantling the Anti-Blackness in Us All, and The Healing Blueprint: A quick start Guide to Help You Heal.  These online courses reflect her commitment to offering both systemic change and personal liberation, bridging the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of justice, from a trauma informed lens.

Her work is both personal and political, shaped by a lineage that includes her father’s ancestors who survived enslavement, and her mother’s ancestors, like Thomas Jefferson, whose legacy embodies the hypocritical contradictions of white supremacy: being revolutionary in rhetoric, yet racist and oppressive in practice.

Through her works, installations, and courses, Aleeza brings a fierce commitment to truth-telling, creating spaces where people can name harm, process grief, cultivate hope, and feel whatever they’re feeling.  She empowers communities to heal and grow, inviting a reimagining of what repair might look like when rooted in humanity.  For Aleeza, art is a site of resistance, joy, and collective evolution.  Whether crafting illuminated creatures, designing costumes and immersive sets, or curating community-rooted experiences, she creates spaces for healing, transformation, and awe.

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JOSEPH C. WALSH
Joseph is an award-winning theatre director and educator who has served as the Artistic Director of Ghost Light Theatricals, Garden Theatre in Winter Garden, Florida, Arlington Children’s Theatre in Massachusetts, and Wild Oats Productions in the UK.  He was Interim Director of Education at the White Plains Performing Arts Center and spent three seasons as the Touring Director for White Horse Theatre, the world’s largest touring educational theatre company.  Joseph is currently the Producing Artistic Director at Lakewood Playhouse.
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