Month: April 2026

We would love for the whole EnActe community to welcome Linh Phan our new Sales & Marketing Manager

Some people find their next chapter through a job board. Linh Phan found hers in an Entrepreneurship class.

Linh comes to EnActe with a rich background in graphic design and marketing—and she’s currently pursuing her MBA at San José State University, sharpening her path toward a career in marketing management. But what brought her to us wasn’t a resume submission. It was a single, spark-of-a-moment in a classroom.

EnActe’s founder Vinita was invited by one of Linh’s MBA professors to guest-speak in her Entrepreneurship class. Vinita showed up, ran a lively workshop on pitching and presenting yourself with charisma—and left a lasting impression. Linh was captivated, not just by the energy in the room, but by the mission behind it. As an advocate and artist herself, she felt an immediate alignment with what EnActe stands for. So she reached out to Vinita directly, and the rest, as they say, is history.

At EnActe, Linh hopes to grow toward her dream career in tech product marketing; but her motivation runs deeper than professional milestones. She’s always been drawn to art that tells cultural stories and amplifies underrepresented voices. EnActe’s mission doesn’t just complement her career goals; it reflects who she is.

And what a way to start. In her very first week, Linh was thrown straight into the heart of UNSTITCHED—a stunning collaboration between EnActe Arts and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, woven together with curators, models, dancers, and volunteers to create something truly unforgettable. Here’s how she put it:

“WHAT A WEEK! It escalated quickly from getting to know everyone, getting to know the different meaningful programs at EnActe—to executing a fast-paced 1-week prep for UNSTITCHED. The day of the event was on Sunday; yet many of the team members showed up and gave it their full effort—that just showed me how passionate and aligned everyone is in this organization. The exhibition, the sarees, the stories told, and the fashion show were simply breathtaking. I almost cried! It was so beautiful to see people in the community show up to make a difference for their own community, and to see how art can connect everyone.” — Linh Phan

We would love for the whole EnActe community to welcome Douglas Graham as our new Associate Artistic Director!

Douglas Andrew Graham has spent his life in and around the theatre — as an actor, an educator, a founder, and a storyteller. Originally from Kansas City and a graduate of Drake University with a BFA in Acting, Douglas launched his career with The Atlanta Shakespeare Company, where he worked as both a performer and education artist.

From there, his stage credits grew to include celebrated companies like The Alliance Theatre, Dad’s Garage, Horizon Theatre, and others across Atlanta and Seattle.

But Douglas has never been content to stay only on stage. In 2012, he founded The Fern Shakespeare Company and stepped into the role of Producing Artistic Director—developing year-round programs, directing beloved plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night, and building theatre outreach initiatives from the ground up. He’s also a voice-over actor, playwright, and amateur photographer. In other words: a true creative through and through.

So what brought someone with such deep roots in classical Western theatre to EnActe? For Douglas, it came down to shared values across different worlds.

“I’ve always had a passion for learning and experiencing new things,” he says. “EnActe provided the opportunity to immerse myself amongst people whose culture was very much not my own, and yet our view on theatre aligned so strongly.”

His belief in new works, emerging playwrights, and the central role of theatre education found a natural home here — and that alignment made the decision easy.

Looking ahead, Douglas’s vision for his role is as much about people as it is about productions. He wants to help build a community — not just within the theatre, but in the broader sense of the word.

“I don’t want to succeed at my neighbor’s expense,” he shares. “I have always believed that theatre and the arts have the ability to bring us all closer together. It is a universal language.”

And UNSTITCHED, his very first event at EnActe, put that belief to the test — and then some. Standing in an exhibition celebrating the sari, a garment far outside his own cultural experience, Douglas found himself discovering an unexpected and deeply personal connection:

“I was honestly just so honored and excited to be a part of this incredible exhibition that is so far removed from the culture that I know and grew up with. Despite the sari not being part of my culture, I was able to recognize the common bonds that unite us together. As someone who has a Scottish lineage, I recognize the importance of the saris much in the same way that tartans carry importance to the Scottish people — so very similar not only as an article of clothing, but also in its history, culture, and as a target of suppression in attempts to rid a people of their heritage.” — Douglas Graham