Inner-City Arts
Joseph M. H. currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director at Hero Theatre since June 2017 and also holds teaching positions at The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company and Inner-City Arts, starting in January 2023 and April 2022, respectively. Joseph earned a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre/Theater from UCLA between August 2019 and April 2022, where a focus was on Acting. Prior academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theatre from Jackson State University, completed in 2018, and a high school diploma from Frederick Douglass Academy High School, obtained in 2014.
Inner-City Arts
Inner-City Arts, widely regarded as one of the nation's most effective arts education providers, is an oasis of learning, achievement and creativity in the heart of Skid Row, and a vital partner in the work of creating a safer, healthier Los Angeles. Under the guidance of professional teaching artists, Inner-City Arts’ students are immersed in a safe and supportive environment where they engage in a variety of visual and performing art forms in studio and theater settings. Children who attend Inner-City Arts develop skills that are highly valued in the 21st-century workforce such as collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. Inner-City Arts’ services include classes during the instructional day for elementary students, after-school, weekend and summer workshops for teens, and creativity-based professional development for educators.