The Black Nativity Community Committee, instituted in 1998, is annually Co-Chaired by Mr. Charles Rolland and Mrs. Louise J. McKinney. The Committee’s original mandate was to help spread the word about the show to wide and diverse audiences. Very quickly, it evolved into something greater. It is now charged with the selection process for the beneficiaries of the Opening Night Benefit Performance, an annual tradition through which INTIMAN dedicates funds to grassroots, community-based groups or programs in Puget Sound that share a commitment to social change and address the needs of underserved communities, particularly youth and families.

2007 Committee members: Marie Brooks, Dr. James Gore, Soya Jung Harris, Dorothy H. Mann, Georgia S. McDade, Paul Mitchell, Chris Nishiwaki, Steve Sneed and Paul Toliver