MediaRites News

MediaRites presents our first round of submissions, we’ve selected the first five winners chosen for The -Ism Youth Files, a new project of mental health…

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THE ISM YOUTH FILES SECOND ROUND OF WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSIONS – DUE MARCH 15TH! All youth will be paid! Send in your youth writing for a new project…

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Back in March 2021, we debuted our four films presented with community conversations: Ruega Por Mi written by Yasmin Ruvalcaba Saludado, That Diversity Thing written by Bonnie Ratner and Roberta…

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We are so honored to share the cultural stories, performances and conversations for the OCEANIA CELEBRATION digital events centering the Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian People….

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MediaRites and Theatre Diaspora have partnered to present a virtual celebration of Pacific Islander performing arts in “Oceania Celebration” on two Saturdays, November 20 and…

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2021 BronzeLens Film Festival – The Virtual Experience: Connecting the Culture, Creators and Content, will take place on BronzeLens.com over six days beginning Tuesday, August 17th,…

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“Ofelio” tells the story of a former border patrol guard who is now a father of a young baby. As he cares for his child,…

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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…

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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…

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A Black middle-class woman recounts experiences of racial profiling in Lake Oswego, Oregon during a time of Black Lives Matter Protests in 2020. Being Me…

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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…

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

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“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…

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– POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE – MediaRites kicks off its Spring/Summer tour of “A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project” tour on April 13th…

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by Prince Gomolvilas OCTOBER 25 – NOVEMBER 16, 2019 A coproduction by MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora & Coho Productions Directed by Catherine Ming T’ien Duffly Brothers…

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Bag&Baggage Productions will be hosting MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora at The Vault Theatre as we continue exploring the intersections of race, gender, orientation and nationality, including…

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Original New Work by Josie Seid, Samson Syharath, Yasmin Ruvalcaba, Heather Raffo, Bonnie Ratner, Roberta Hunte and Dmae Roberts. Directed by Catherine Ming T’ien Duffly….

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Original New Work by Josie Seid, Samson Syharath, Yasmin Ruvalcaba, Heather Raffo, Bonnie Ratner, Roberta Hunte and Dmae Roberts. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21, 2018— MediaRites,…

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MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora  – “The—Ism Project” “The—Ism Project” is an original hour-long new work by MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora project composed of 6-7 short monologues exploring…

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The Brothers Paranormal by Prince Gomolvilas A workshop staged reading directed by Kate Duffly with live music by Joe Kye January 19 & 20 at…

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Refugee Dreams Revisited Produced by MediaRites Productions. Starting with the fall of Saigon in April 1975, refugees from Vietnam awaited approval to move to the…

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Happy Holidays! Since 1991, I’ve run MediaRites, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit production organization based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to telling the stories of diverse cultures…

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MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora presents  A Language of Their Own by Award-Winning Playwright Chay Yew at Portland Center Stage , Sept. 10 at 7:30pm and Portland Actors…

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MediaRites‘ Theatre Diaspora presents the Oregon premiere of After the War Blues by award-winning playwright Philip Kan Gotanda, directed by Bobby Bermea and Jamie Rea. Two staged-reading performances…

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