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The University of Michigan department of theater and drama, and departmental student-faculty culturally conscious casting committee will host a roundtable discussion on culturally conscious casting and theater, with a panel of experts in the field on Friday, Feb. 12, at noon.

The roundtable is inspired by the book “Casting a Movement: The Welcome Table Initiative.”

Panelists include:

• Daniel Banks, co-editor of “Casting a Movement” and co-director of DNAWORKS, an arts and service organization dedicated to using the arts as a catalyst for dialogue and healing.
• Justin Emeka, director and associate professor of theater and Africana Studies at Oberlin College, and contributor to Casting a Movement.
• Jamil Khoury, executive artist director of Silk Road Rising Theater, a Chicago theater dedicated to global stories rooted in Asian, Middle Eastern and Muslim experiences.
• Dorinne Kondo, dramaturg and professor of American studies and anthropology at the University of Southern California, and contributor to “Casting a Movement.”
• Priscilla Page, senior lecturer of theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she directs the multicultural theater certificate, and contributor to “Casting a Movement.”

The Panelists will discuss their work in the field, respond to moderator questions, followed by audience questions.