In what’s an indisputably challenging time for the arts, Clarence J. Fluker, a public affairs strategist, organizational change leader and equity and inclusion advocate, is upping his profile on the local theater scene.
In September, Fluker was voted on to the board of directors at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, a respected D.C. company best known for original productions. “It’s not the most normal time to be doing this,” he easily concedes, yet Fluker remains undaunted.
In fact, he’s thrilled to join Woolly’s diverse, 26-person board. “It’s a place where I can bring my ‘whole self.’ As a gay, African-American man with background in theater, LGBTQ activism, and wide-ranging experience working with nonprofits and governments, I come with a