Written and Directed by Dmae Roberts
Featuring Elaine Low, Bruce Burkhartsmeier, Samson Syharath, Zoe Anderson, and Tonya Jone Miller
In Collaboration with Portland Center Stage and Artists Repertory Theatre
Funding support provided by the Regional Arts & Culture Council
By producer Dmae Roberts. An Earthsongs special documentary with host Shyanne Beatty and associate producer Clark Salisbury. Coming Home is a one-hour NPR-news-friendly radio documentary that interweaves oral history interviews, Alutiiq music and soundscapes.
By Chay Yew
Directed by Samson Syharath
Choreographed by Minh Tran
Featuring Kat Templeton, Sumi Wu, and Wynee Hu
MediaRites Productions presents New Media Training Seminars on digital and audio production. The seminars are taught at MediaRites’ office or Salisbury Studio to small groups of adults. The goal is to bridge the digital divide by providing low-cost media training opportunities with careful attention to individual interaction. For more information about our seminars and training opportunities, contact us at Mediarites @ aol.com. seminars to launch you into the world of professional audio.
MediaRites Mission Statement
MediaRites is a non-profit media arts organization dedicated to telling the stories of diverse cultures and giving voice to the unheard. Through our radio documentaries, new media and outreach projects we create lasting legacies and connect communities.
MediaRites Funders have included:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts
Oregon Arts Commission
Regional Arts and Culture Council
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
Autzen Foundation
Collins Foundation
Templeton Foundation
Humanities Washington
MediaRites Board of Directors – 2015
Dr. Patti Duncan, Associate Professor, Oregon State University
Larry Toda, marketing manager.
Clark Salisbury, engineer and media trainer
Sara Caswell Kolbet, President
National Advisory Board – 2015
Steve Rowland; CultureWorks, Philadelphia
Barrett Golding; HearingVoices.com
Spencer Weisbroth; Attorney
MediaRites Awards
MediaRites radio programs and websites have received the following awards:
Peabody Award
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Radio and Television News Director Award
United Nations Silver Award
Heart of America Awards
Clarion Awards
Webby Worthy Award
National Federation of Community Broadcasters Golden and Silver Reels
National Lesbian and Gay Journalism Award
Kaiser Media Fellowship
Writers Digest Award
Asian American Journalists Association Award
When do you know to let go?
And when do you remember?
For the first anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11, MediaRites put together a a collection of first person stories dealing with grief and loss. Hosted by Dmae Roberts, this CD collection has stories from some of the finest independent producers and writers around the country.
By Dmae Roberts
Directed by Carolyn Holzman
A collage play with movement, music and sound, Volcano Embrace was performed by Dmae Roberts, Elaine Low, Mary Jo AbiNader, Wendy Graybill, and Sharon McAllister under the direction and choreography of Carolyn Holzman at Dreams Well Studio, November, 1999.
Hawaiian music was by Sam Kama, original music by Stephen Hoyt, lighting design by Sharon McAllister and set design by Jeri Swatosh.
Theatre Diaspora is a project that created the first Asian American/Pacific Islander theatre in Portland by producing an on-going series of staged readings with movement. The project is committed to celebrating and creatively advocating for the AAPI experience through stage work. These stories are an under-represented and misunderstood part of the American historical and cultural narrative.
