Volunteering on a committee is one of the most rewarding experiences at WAA. Not only can you contribute your time and expertise to a worthy cause, but you make new connects and forge lasting friendships with folks with colleagues across the Western United States and beyond. 

TICKETS: $17.71 + Conference Registration
Tuesday, September 2
Doors open at 12pm

JW Marriott at LA Live
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

TICKETS: FREE
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Doors open at 5pm
Performance begins at 6pm

Esther Short Park
605 Esther St
Vancouver, WA 98660

WAA’s Board of Directors plays a vital role in our capacity to serve you — our members. Our board supports us in fulfilling our mission to advance excellence in the performing arts, through innovative thinking and ground-breaking initiatives, by anticipating the future needs of the field, and through sound governance and stewardship.

Congratulations to the recipients of the Leadership, Emeritus, Mentoring, and Tim Wilson Distinguished Service Awards, who will be honored at the WAA Annual Conference. We recognized the 2025 WAA Service Awardees last week, honoring three extraordinary organizations for their leadership, compassion, and resourcefulness of the Los Angeles community.

Congratulations to our three (3) 2025 WAA Service Awardees, whose commitment(s) to serving their hometown of Los Angeles with compassion, creativity, and urgency in times of crisis and need was nothing short of inspiring.

WAA 19; credit: Corporate Close Ups

Our parks and streets are transformed into festive landscapes filled with Juneteenth cookouts and Pride parades and we get to see what the United States is truly made of – people of all colors and backgrounds partying together. But underneath the veneer of block parties and family reunions…

WAA 2024; credit: Victor Karam

Vijay Gupta; credit: Kat Bawden

Beginning today, we present to you Trying Times, a collection of resources that have helped our community navigate The Pandemic, The Great Recession, A Racial Reckoning, and more. Over the next five months, we will release past conference sessions, performances, articles, and other resources that offer important lessons for the present.