MediaRites Presents… Ruega Por Mi

March 2, 2021

Ruega Por Mi, written by by Yasmin Ruvalcaba Saludado and performed by Yolanda Porter.
A mother is searching for her missing daughter and questions her decision to send her for safety in America.

MediaRites has been adapting and transforming the monologues from The -Ism Project into short films. Two were filmed with a crew of four, social distancing at Shaking the Tree Studios, which graciously donated their space to us. Another was self-filmed by the actress, her husband and daughter. Check out The Diversity Thing and Ruega Por Mi.

Ruega Por Mi

Written by Yasmin Ruvalcaba Saludado
Performed by Yolanda Porter and Victoria Porter
Music by Gerardo Calderon
Filmed and audio recorded by Josh Porter
Directed and Produced by Dmae Roberts
Associate Director: Samson Syharath
Film Editor: Sumi Wu
Sound,Design: Clark Salisbury
Set/Costumes: Yolanda Porter

Yasmin Ruvalcaba Saludado (writer) is a Portland based director, writer, and arts advocate. She centers her work around advancing equity, honoring mentorship and education, and promoting community outreach and engagement. Yasmin is currently working at Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) as the Operations Manager. Yasmin has also engaged with her community through directing. She was honored to be the assistant director for La Ruta (Artists Repertory Theatre) and La Isla En Inviero/The Island in Winter (Bag&Baggage Productions). Yasmin is also an active writer in the community. Two of her monologues are currently featured in MediaRites’ The –Ism Project, one of which is being adapted into a short film..

Yolanda Porter (actor) ) has performed in several productions at Milagro Theatre and is a graduate of Portland Actors Conservatory. Her favorite credits include The Taming and the Shrew, Amor Añejo, Opción Múltiple, and The Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice. Her film work includes Lorelei (2020), LUZ (2020) and Random Acts (2013). She’s been a part of multiple film, TV, and theater productions, as well as dozens of commercials.

Gerardo Calderon (musician) is a composer, teaching artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Mexico City. He grew up surrounded by music, dance and culture. Gerardo is the musical director of Grupo Condor and Nuestro Canto, and has pursued his interest in learning about traditional Mexican music, Latin American folk music and Pre-Colombian music. He has performed with folk music ensembles in Mexico, Canada, New England, and the Pacific Northwest, and He has also toured with choir and world music ensembles throughout the USA. Gerardo has composed music and designed sound for contemporary Ballet companies, documentaries, short films, commercials, theater companies, and cultural organizations. Gerardo has been sharing his talent as a teaching artist for over 25 years and has continuously served the northwest community. More at: https://gcgartsproduction.com/

On the panel with Yasmin Ruvalcaba and Yolanda Porter is:

Cristina Delgado of Adelante Mujeres’ is the Leadership and Immigrant Solidarity Project Manager.

Ruega Por Mi is a MediaRites production of The –Ism Project.
Special thanks to Yolanda Porter and her family for donating their location, props and costumes.

Check out more MediaRites films on our YouTube channel

MediaRites’ The –Ism Project received COVID-relief support from the Regional Arts And Culture Council, the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Collins Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Humanities and Oregon Arts Commission with additional funding by The Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation and the Isabella Chappell Award in support of Theatre from the Portland Civic Theatre Guild.

MediaRites Presents… That Diversity Thing

March 2, 2021

That Diversity Thing, written by Bonnie Ratner & Roberta Hunte. Performed by Shelley B Shelley.

A Black tradeswoman is interviewed about the complicated terrain of diversity training and working during the pandemic with a partner that is at increased risk.

MediaRites has been adapting and transforming the monologues from The -Ism Project into short films. Two were filmed with a crew of four, social distancing at Shaking the Tree Studios, which graciously donated their space to us. Another was self-filmed by the actress, her husband and daughter. Check out Being Me In The Current America and Ruega Por Mi.

That Diversity Thing

Written by Bonnie Ratner and Roberta Hunte
Performed by Shelley B Shelley
Music by David Ornette Cherry
Director/Producer: Dmae Roberts
Associate Producer: Samson Syharath
Cinematography: Grant Abbett
Sound Design: Clark Salisbury
Film Editor: Grant Abbett

That Diversity Thing was based on Roberta Hunte’s dissertation work with Oregon Tradeswomen that was adapted into the stage play My Walk Has Never Been Average by Bonnie Ratner and Roberta Hunte.

Bonnie Ratner (writer) has an extensive background in theatre as a writer, producer, director, and actor. Her recent plays include Blind, Hazardous Beauty, My Walk Has Never Been Average (with Roberta Hunte)and monologues for the Red Door Project’s Evolve and Media Rites’ The Ism Project (with Hunte). Her new work, A Terrible Silence, explores the relationship between power and storytelling.

Roberta Hunte (writer) is the author of the original source material, her doctoral thesis. She spent considerable time with tradeswomen and OTI leadership. She is a professor in the PSU school of Social Work and affiliate faculty in Black Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In preparation for and development of the present film, Roberta called on her primary sources and others to ensure accuracy in the current situation for tradeswomen during Covid..

Shelley B Shelley (Vonnie Harris) in the late 90’s landed a role in Nightly Comes The Hurting Time with Bridge City Productions. She hadn’t acted in 15 years. After that worked on stages throughout Oregon, Texas, Missouri, and Colorado. Roles include Bessie DeLaney in Having Our Say (Jubilee Theatre), Mary Black in Gospel of Lovingkindness, Grandma in Smoldering Fires, and Cecilia Gilchrist in A Sunbeam (PassinArt Theatre), Viola Pettus in American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose (Teatro Milagro), Shakeina in My Walk Has Never Been Average (August Wilson/Red Door), and Beryl in Slipped in Between Things (Well Arts). Shelley’s film credits include The Music Within, Mama Earth, and The Sacred. Her television credits include two episodes of Grimm commercial work including Dr. Pepper, Consumer Cellular, Courtesy Ford, Legacy Health, Oregon Lottery, and Kroger/Fred Meyer.

David Ornette Cherry, (Pianist/composer) son of legendary jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, salutes his father’s works along with his own new works. The award-winning Cherry grew up in Watts, and his music is an artful combination of jazz, classical, African, and world music. His noted collaborations include Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Dewey Redman, Phil Ranelin, and Justo Almario, Thara Memory, Glenn Moore, Carlton Jackson, Kamau Daaood, and the Watts Prophet. David was born the same year Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry recorded their first album. More at DavidOrnetteCherry.com

On the panel with Bonnie Ratner, Roberta Hunte, Shelley B Shelley are:

Damaris Webb (moderator) teaching artist and theatre maker who is also the co-director of Vanport Mosaic, a memory activism platform (link to https://www.vanportmosaic.org)

Isis Harris, a board member of Oregon Tradeswomen (link to: https://tradeswomen.net/). Isis is a 9th term electrical apprentice in a ten term, 5 year apprenticeship. She graduated from Constructing Hope and served a three-year term as the Vice President of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus of IBEW Local 48 and has a social justice-involved history.

That Diversity Thing is a MediaRites production of The –Ism Project.
Special thanks to…
Samantha Van de Merwe of Shaking The Tree Theatre for location support and for her original artwork.

Check out more MediaRites films on our YouTube channel

MediaRites’ The –Ism Project received COVID-relief support from the Regional Arts And Culture Council, the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Collins Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Humanities and Oregon Arts Commission with additional funding by The Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation and the Isabella Chappell Award in support of Theatre from the Portland Civic Theatre Guild.

MediaRites Presents… Being Me In The Current America

February 4, 2021

Being Me In The Current America written by Josie Seid was originally a monologue written for Here On This Bridge: The –Ism Project produced by MediaRites.

MediaRites has been adapting and transforming the monologues from The -Ism Project into short films. Two were filmed with a crew of four, social distancing at Shaking the Tree Studios, which graciously donated their space to us. Another was self-filmed by the actress, her husband and daughter. Check out The Diversity Thing and Ruega Por Mi.

Being Me In The Current America

Written by Josie Seid
Performed by Shareen Jacobs
Music by David Ornette Cherry
Director/Producer: Dmae Roberts
Associate Producer: Samson Syharath
Cinematography: Grant Abbett
Sound Design: Clark Salisbury
Film Editor: Grant Abbett

Being Me In The Current America written by Josie Seid was originally a monologue written for Here On This Bridge: The –Ism Project produced by MediaRites.

Josie Seid (writer) is a resident artist with Artists Repertory Theater and member of the LineStorm Play Writes Collective. Her play Petite Damesn nominated for the 2015 Kilroy list was workshopped at Lewis and Clark’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Revolutionary Struggle. Other works include: Path of Glory, The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud, Jordan’s Wisdom, Overdue, Stand by Me, and This is Message Number 13. Her short play, A Wing and a Prayer was recently featured in the nationwide Play At Home project. Her recent film, Forget Me Not, America, was in association with the ART Mercury company.

Shareen Jacobs (she/her) (actor) is a local actress who has had the great fortune to work with some of the most amazing people Portland has to offer. She originated the role in this film in Here On This Bridge: The –Ism Project produced by MediaRites. Other productions have included Bootycandy (Fuse Theatre Ensemble), The Left Hook and SOUL’D (Vanport Mosaic)

On the panel with Josie Seid and Shareen Jacobs are:

Shelley B Shelley (moderator), MediaRites board member. She performed the role of Vonnie Harris in “The Diversity Thing” in the stage productions and touring production of Here On This Bridge: The Ism Project.” (link to “Div Thing” full video)

Bruce Poinsette of Respond To Racism LO, a neighborhood effort to interrupt racism in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Bruce is a writer, educator and community organizer. He hosts “The Blacktastic Adventure: A Virtual Exploration of Oregon’s Black Diaspora” and the “Bruce Poinsette Podcast.” More at BrucePoinsette.com.

Bernette Jenkins-Pleas – has lived in Lake Oswego for nearly ten years. She’s Communications co-Chair LO for LOve. Founded in 2016, LO for Love’s mission is to foster a community in Lake Oswego that stands up against bigotry and intolerance and that welcomes and embraces the diversity of all people.

Being Me In The Current America is a MediaRites production of The –Ism Project.
Special thanks to…
Samantha Van de Merwe of Shaking The Tree Theatre for location support and for her original artwork.

Check out more MediaRites films on our YouTube channel

MediaRites’ The –Ism Project received COVID-relief support from the Regional Arts And Culture Council, the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Collins Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Humanities and Oregon Arts Commission with additional funding by The Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation and the Isabella Chappell Award in support of Theatre from the Portland Civic Theatre Guild.

So Long, 2020.

December 31, 2020

MediaRites has been working diligently adapting and transforming the monologues from The -Ism Project to your home: Two were filmed with a crew of four social distancing at Shaking the Tree Studios which graciously donated their space to us. Another was self-filmed by the actress, her husband and daughter.

Two were seen originally as a theatre production co-produced with Theatre Diaspora. MediaRites is expanding The –Ism Project toward producing new cinematic films this year and through 2021. We are excited to bring you sneak peak pics of three of our short films: “That Diversity Thing”, “Being Me in the Current America”, and “Ruega Por Mi” produced this year for their debut in February.

**“Being Me in the Current America”**
Written by Josie Seid. Performed by Shareen Jacobs.
A Black middle-class woman recounts experiences of racial profiling in Oregon during a time of Black Lives Matter Protests in 2020.

**“That Diversity Thing”**
Written by Bonnie Ratner & Roberta Hunte. Performed by Shelley B. Shelley.
A Black tradeswoman is interviewed about the complicated terrain of diversity training and working during the pandemic with a partner that is at increased risk.

**“Ruega Por Mi”**
Written by by Yasmin Ruvalcaba Saludado and performed by Yolanda Porter.
A mother is searching for her missing daughter and questions her decision to send her for safety in America.

🎉Stay tuned for more information about the release of these films. Until then, we wish you a more hopeful new year for 2021! 🎉

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Join us for the 2020 Virtual Vanport Mosaic Festival

May 4, 2020

SEE HER STRENGTH written and performed by Samson Syharath
and HARVEST by Dmae Roberts performed by Jane Vogel Mantiri, founder of Advance Gender Equity for the Arts.

May 16th, 6:00-6:45pm – See Her Strength, written and performed by Samson Syharath, follows a gay Laotian man who honors his refugee mother’s strength while worrying about her from far away amid a COVID-19 lockdown. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion with Coi Vu, director of IRCO’s Asian Family Center and Samson Syharath will lead a conversation about COVID-19 racism. Sign up for conversation on Zoom details soon! More at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1220778784919956/

May 23, 6:00-6:45pm – Harvest by Dmae Roberts, performed by Jane Vogel Mantiri, has been rewritten to address the return of exclusion and yellow peril fear amid COVID-19 pandemic fears. The piece details four generations of an Asian American reflects on family history with Oregon’s exclusion laws. The performance and panel discussion will be with Linda Tamura, professor emerita of Willamette University and author of “The Hood River Issei” and Dmae Roberts of MediaRites will lead a conversation. See more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/852028475316086/

Both films include music by Joe Kye. Streaming on Vanport Mosaic Facebook page on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/629076694545301/

Presented by MediaRites with generous support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF), The Oregon Cultural Trust and the Collins Foundation.

MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora – Touring

March 7, 2020

“Here On This Bridge: The –Ism Project” -Promo Trailer from Dmae Roberts on Vimeo.

“I grew up in rural Oregon and I know first-hand the difficulty families of color can have,” says Dmae Roberts, executive producer of MediaRites and Theatre Diaspora. “Now more than ever we need to create allies and build bridges —not walls, to share stories and insights across our diverse communities toward a better understanding of each other.”

“Here On This Bridge: The—Ism Project” is an original new work including monologues by Josie Seid, Samson Syharath, Yasmin Ruvalcaba, Heather Raffo, Bonnie Ratner, Roberta Hunte and Dmae Roberts.

The show was directed by Catherine Ming T’ien Duffly and is composed of six short monologues exploring the intersections of race, gender, orientation and nationality, including stories with specifically Pacific Northwest perspectives. Monologues were developed in local workshops also curated from a national submission process. Actors are comprised of Theatre Diaspora ensemble members and actors of color who participated in a six-month series of workshops for development and training.

Performances will include post-show community dialogues with audience members in an effort to bridge divides and create much-needed empathy, understanding and compassion. The long-term goal of this project is to tour small towns and rural communities across Oregon

“Here On This Bridge: The—Ism Project” begins its tour of performances, community dialogues and workshops to Beaverton,Hood River, McMinnville, and Corvallis February through May, 2019. All shows are geared to find common ground through community discussions with ages 14 and up.The monologues cover topical subjects such as tolerance, understanding and bridging divides. Examples include:

The monologues cover topical subjects such as tolerance, understanding and bridging divides. Examples include:

“Being Me In The Current America” by Josie Seid. A Black middle-class woman experiences racial profiling in Oregon.
“Lockdown Drills” by Heather Raffo. An Iraqi refugee woman reacts to news of shootings and child safety
“See Her Strength” by Samson Syharath. A gay Laotian man honors his refugee mother’s strength.
“Carmelita” by Yasmin Ruvalcaba. A Latina recalls the harrowing story of her mother escaping hardship and violence to cross the Rio Grande River to America.
“That Diversity Thing” by Bonnie Ratner & Roberta Hunte. A Black tradeswoman negotiates the complicated terrain of diversity training.
“Harvest” by Dmae Roberts. An Asian American reflects on tragic family history with Oregon’s exclusion laws.

There are 3 different tiers and costs for this show:
1) Full Show with 6 actors – $2500 (add $700 for an overnight stay)
The full show tour featuresA one-hour community workshop

A 30-40 minute community dialogue
6 actors
Stage and tour director.

2) 2-3 Monologues in 30 minute show with 40-minute audience discussion – $600-800 (add $300 for overnight stay)

3) 3-4 Monologues in 45 minute show with 45 minute audience discussion – $1000-1200 (add $500 for overnight stay)

Requirements are:

A space with a staging area that is separate from the audience area. Theatres are preferred but large community rooms can be possible.

Chairs for actors on stage
Access to Sound equipment and electrical outlets
Lighting can be a simple as lights on and off
Backstage area or room for actors dressing room
Separate dressing room, with easy access to the stage and appropriate furnishings.
Easy access to a working bathroom that is only for the actors and crew.
Water for actors and crew
One long table for front of house for donations, ticket sales and marketing materials
Front of house volunteers provided by Host organization
Representative who can act as technical adviser to the venue

To help support this project and the Oregon tour, please make a tax-deductible donation via PayPal at: http://www.theatrediaspora.org/ or to http://mediarites.org. Any Oregon town wanting to host this project, please contact us at: mediarites @ aol.com

MediaRites has five goals in The —Ism Project:

MediaRites is excited to produce this original work and has the following goals for this production:

1) To produce an original theatrical work that will eventually travel throughout the state.

2) To address the divide and the backlash against People of Color (PoC), women, LGBTQI people, immigrants and refugees that have become more visible and frequent since the 2016 presidential election. 3) To address the intersections of race with sexism, homophobia and xenophobia.

4) To create community dialogues which we value as well as the professional work we hope to create.

5) To provide continued opportunities for theatre artists of color with workshop and training as well as to perform in this new work.

Sample Schedule for full show with six actors including workshop and show/dialogue :

Linfield College – McMinnville – 3/19/19

4:30pm arrive

7pm show/dialogue

9pm Depart

Interested in bringing
The –Ism Project to your community?

Fill in the form below. let us know how you’d like to be contacted and any other details you’d like to share:

A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project POSTPONED

February 5, 2020

– POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE –

MediaRites kicks off its Spring/Summer tour of “A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project” tour on April 13^th at Portland Center Stage at 7pm with a three monologue performance and conversation about women dealing with danger from the outside world.

“But Am I Really?” a debut monologue written and performed by Bonnie Ratner is about a Jewish yoga teacher who is grappling with her identity while the building is on lockdown.

Also included are two previous –Ism Project monologues:

“Being Me In The Current America” by Josie Seid and performed by Shareen Jacobs is about a Black middle-class woman experiences racial profiling in Oregon.

And “Lockdown Drills” by Heather Raffo and performed by Dre Slaman is about an Iraqi female refugee who reacts to news of shootings and child safety.

The –Ism Project includes a catalogue of 9 monologues that explore the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, orientation and national origin. Each show is 30-40 minutes and is followed by a community dialogue to foster empathy, inclusion and building allyship. The show garnered critical praise from Oregon ArtsWatch (orwatch.org) and comments from audiences and panelists ranging from “I didn’t know our town’s history” to very personal stories about how people have dealt with –Isms in their own community. The hope is these monologues will jumpstart conversations to further EDI initiatives.

The Portland Center Stage admission is $5.

All other shows are suggested donations of $5 and up. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

Other show dates include:

April 22^nd at 7:30pm– Enlightened Theatrics in Salem featuring a discussion led by Dr. Linda Tamura after the following monologues.

“Being Me In The Current America” by Josie Seid and performed by Shareen Jacobs is about a Black middle-class woman experiences racial profiling in Oregon.

“Ruega Por Mi” by Yasmin Ruvalcaba and performed by Yolanda Porter about a woman in Central America separated from her child.

And “See Her Strength“ written and performed by Samson Syharath about a gay Laotian man honors his refugee mother’s strength.

We have three show dates as part of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, May 30 at 2:30pm, May 31^st at 7:30pm and June 6^th at 2:30pm.

June 13^th at 7:30pm at Bag&Baggage Productions’ The Vault in Hillsboro

June 27^th at 7pm at Minority Voices Theatre at Very Little Theatre in Eugene.

The –Ism Project has received support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF), The Oregon Cultural Trust and the Collins Foundation, Portland Center Stage and Vanport Mosaic Festival.

The Brothers Paranormal

August 25, 2019

by Prince Gomolvilas

OCTOBER 25 – NOVEMBER 16, 2019

A coproduction by MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora & Coho Productions
Directed by Catherine Ming T’ien Duffly

Click Here For Tickets & Info at CoHo Productions!

Brothers Max and Visarut launch a ghost-hunting business to capitalize on the nationwide increase in sightings of “Asian-looking ghosts.” When the siblings investigate the home of an African-American couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina and haunted by a terrifying spirit, everyone involved must reevaluate their notions of sanity and superstition to discover the shocking truth. A spooky and heartfelt west coast premiere by self-proclaimed “world’s only Thai-American playwright,” Prince Gomolvilas.

“I’ve always been interested in the tension between what is real and what is not. Not only in terms of the laws of the physical universe but also through the world as we know it: how we perceive things and how other people perceive us. All of my research explores the play’s disparate themes: the trauma of displacement (from one’s country of origin, from post-Katrina New Orleans, from the corporeal world); the high incidence of mental health issues among Asian immigrants; and the different ways in which people cope with incredible loss.” – Prince Gomolvilas

Jasper Howard as Felix and Andrea White as Delia

Lidet Viravong as Visarut, Elaine Low as Tasanee,
Melissa Magana as Jai & Samson Syharath as Max.

FAMILY BUSINESS. SUPERNATURAL INCIDENTS. RATIONAL EXPLANATIONS.

Prince Gomolvilas is a playwright, performer, and educator. He is best known as the world’s only Thai-American playwright. (He challenges you to find another!) His full-length plays include: Big Hunk o’ Burnin’ Love, Seat Belts and Big Fat Buddhas, The Theory of Everything, Debunking Love, Bee, Boyz of All Nationz: The Rise and Fall of a Multi-Ethnic Boy Band, Mysterious Skin, The Fabulous Adventures of Captain Queer, and The Brothers Paranormal. He frequently writes comedies with a supernatural twist, along with the occasional drama to shake things up. Recurring themes include the contemporary Asian-American (and, specifically, Thai-American) experience, the tension between immigrants and their offspring, the intersection of ethnicity and sexual identity, race relations in the United States, the trauma of displacement, the nature of loss and grief, and, in the words of Erasure, “the infinite complexities of love. Prince spent the first part of his thrilling life in Indianapolis, Indiana (where his kindergarten teacher couldn’t pronounce his Thai name “Khamolpat” or his nickname “Bin” and arbitrarily crowned him “Prince”); Bangkok, Thailand (where he learned to eat foods spicy enough to kill most people); and Monrovia, California (where he played with stuffed animals obsessively). After spending 12 years living in San Francisco (where he received his BA in Film and MFA in Playwriting from San Francisco State University), he now lives in the Los Angeles area with his beloved cat, Pork Chop, who has blossomed into somewhat of an Internet sensation. (Seriously.) Learn more atprincegomolvilas.com

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FAMILY BUSINESS. SUPERNATURAL INCIDENTS. RATIONAL EXPLANATIONS.