In the producer’s office: Brian Anthony Moreland offers his perspective on ‘Black stories,’ diversifying audiences and grassroots marketing

In the producer’s office: Brian Anthony Moreland offers his perspective on ‘Black stories,’ diversifying audiences and grassroots marketing

In Diamond Bar, California, a third-grade Brian Anthony Moreland asked his mother if he could be in the school play. She was a certified public accountant; Moreland’s father worked in a youth authority for the stage of California — meaning, as Moreland pointed out, they were not a “theatrical family.” But Moreland’s mom said yes, and even made his Santa Claus costume. “After that,” Moreland recalled, “I wanted to do it again.”Moreland went on to…