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The -Ism Storytellers event at Fuse Theatre during the Fertile Ground Festival on April 26, 2026

Above, L to R: Performers Larry Toda, Victoria Alvarez-Chacon, Quesa D’Mondays and Rae Davis

MediaRites was proud to feature four stellar storytellers (Performers Larry Toda, Victoria Alvarez-Chacon, Quesa D’Mondays and Rae Davis), two amazing ASL interpreters (Lo Avila and Julie Gebron) and one versatile musician (Clark Salisbury) at our recent Storytellers event. It was a more theatrical show with personal stories about community and belonging (or not belongin ) that were dramatized by all four actors with live musical scoring. We nearly packed enthusiastic audiences in two shows at the Fuse/Back Door Theatre.

(Featured L -R): Interpreter Lo Avila, Dmae Lo Roberts, Quesa D’Mondays and Interpreter Julie Gebron.

Watch The –Ism Storytellers Project: A Sense of Belonging from the Fertile Ground Festival

Larry Toda

Victoria Alvarez-Chacon

Rae Davis

Quesa D’Mondays

Directed and Produced by Dmae Lo Roberts, MediaRites
Video filming/editing: Sumi Wu 
Original Music composed and performed by Clark Salisbury

“The -Ism Storytellers Project” is presented with support from the Ronni S. Lacroute Fund, the Oregon Arts Commission and the Portland Arts and Culture Arts Access Fund.