The Open Access: In Conversation mini-series explores the theme of this year’s International Open Access Week, “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.” Through this series, we talk to a range of stakeholders addressing questions around open access and the implications of open access for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This episode features Miguel Escobar Varela, author of the book Theater as Data: Computational Journeys into Theater Research.