Together on stage — U.Va.’s First Year Players

About this episode

Layne Parker discusses the importance of community and inclusivity for new students in the First Year Players organization and their upcoming musical production.

Episode Notes On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Layne Parker, First Year Players director and third-year college student. Parker discusses the importance of building community through an inclusive space for new students, and looks ahead to FYP’s upcoming musical production.

People in this episode

Guest: Layne Parker

Topics covered

• community building
• inclusive space
• musical production
• student organizations
• first year experience

Keywords

• First Year Players
• Layne Parker
• U.Va.
• community
• musical production
• inclusivity
• new students

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Year Players

Places: U.Va.

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