The UBC Players Club took action in response to the unjust killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as ongoing racism, police brutality, and systemic violence towards Black individuals. The club donated to and shared resources for the Black Lives Matter movement but felt more needed to be done. They created a space for BIPOC artists’ voices in the theatre, a medium typically dominated by white voices. The club reached out to BIPOC artists in the Vancouver area and beyond to play characters in a presentation of No. 6 by T.J. Young and ensured Black roles were played by Black actors. The three roles not calling for Black actors were cast accordingly, and a Black artist facilitated and directed the show.

The club hopes this first step will create a supportive creative space for BIPOC artists and encourage deeper thinking about the effects of systemic racism on all lives. They remind readers that Black Lives Matter and provide anti-racism resources, petitions to sign, and places to donate. Additionally, No. 6 depicts the Anderson family during the Cincinnati riots of 2001, revealing the truth Kelly has been keeping, why Felix and Felicia haven’t left home, and Felicia’s theory on the cause of extinction number six.