“Write your play in Palm Springs, CA” entreats Desert Playwrights’ Retreat’s website. The first writing retreat only for LGBTQ+ playwrights—from published and acclaimed to just starting out—Desert Playwrights’ Retreat, established in 2018, celebrates Pride Month’s core tenets of queer creativity and community all year round.

“We’re still in the middle of a pandemic,” the co-founder and Executive Director of IndieSpace reflected. “Artists are still reeling … there’s a deep impact on mental health and feelings of stability and safety, and their work hasn’t come back at one hundred percent. We can’t stop supporting artists where they’re at.”

Many of us are taking meetings from our couches, but for some, our living room furniture has also become a stage. Julia Giolzetti’s Sofa Shakespeare gives actors of all backgrounds and résumé lengths the opportunity to perform; each volunteer actor provides a minute-long clip from a play, which Giolzetti then gathers and lovingly stitches together to create a full work to share online as free theater.