1st All Cast Rehearsal

Talk about being speechless! This past Sunday was the first day we had an all cast rehearsal and I was so moved by everyone's enthusiasm, this group is truly amazing. I'm humbled by everyone's support and in the words of my homegirl, this is EPIC!

I was really nervous to begin this process but once we started our read-through my excitement grew and grew. One of the best moments was as I was directing one scene and turned around to see the others watching with curious eyes as to what was coming next. There's a piece called The Beauty of Her Body that is so amazing to me and since we began practicing it has evolved significantly. I even LOVED another actor's response as she watched and later voiced that she wish she could've been in that script. THAT type of excitement is what I crave. Its the test of the material. Seeing the actors become so engaged reassures me the audience will feel the same or at least feel something!

Building the calendar for August rehearsals brought on.....what's the word I'm searching for? ANXIETY!!! *exhale* There's so much to do, lines to memorize, characters to build and its time to seriously grind!

Stay tuned folks....there's SO much to come!

Peace, Kiki
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Kickstarter

I just submitted a proposal to Kickstarter to help fund my program so please send me your encouragement, prayers, energy and well wishes (also accepting donations to help fund Voices In Color)

Description of project:

Voices In Color is a theater show giving a safe space to queer women of color (qwoc) to share their stories, their lives and their voices. This show is a collection of shorts reflecting the lives of different qwoc. As an organizer in the community my aim is to bring visibility to this colorful group of amazing women, showing our struggles, our passion, our victories we experience through our eyes with our voices. The first show is written by me but the show will continue happening monthly with rotating writers and actors getting their chance to express themselves.

and the name of the play is.......

before I tell you, I want to explain a little background (just in case you don't already know). This vision of a show began when the group of us were sitting at Velvet Lounge, faithfully every Sunday, watching The L Word. I was excited to see "lesbians/queer women" on tv even if it was scripted. But show after show, I realized that the idea of it was more satisfying than the actual product. I'm sure many of you have had similar discussions over the show but I appreciate it for what it was. That's when my seed of a dream began which was to create a show that gave a real voice to queer women of color since there was a serious lack of representation out there.

Now fast forward to present day and as I began moving on this I was able to more clearly define what project was to become. Its a program, creating a space for queer women of color to tell their stories of life. We all have a story, multiple stories to tell and what better way than live theater. Theater shows give way to a special type of expression. With this I bounced around ideas with some friends and they helped me come to the title

== Voices in Color ==

Yup! I'm excited! Because we are a colorful people, our lives are colorful with emotions and experiences now we will use our voices to share that with everyone. I hope you feel it like I do. 

Peace and I'll see you at the theater

Kiki Poe

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AUDITIONS!!

I'm re-focused and grinding! Sunday, July 9th, I'm holding auditions for the rest of my script and am very hopeful to cast at least 2 more roles. Its a short notice but its a step towards completing my goal for the month of July. I'm scheduling a follow up audition on July 23rd to keep the ball rolling. I'm also working on scheduling rehearsals throughout July for the scripts that have already been cast. It feels really good to be making these moves in the direction of manifesting my dream.

Completed Tasks (I'm such a Capricorn)
Audition Application
4 scripts complete
3 scripts near completion
Rehearsals scheduled

and I'm working on a staff schedule. Yup, I've got a Stage Manager and an Event Coordinator already booked for the event. So much to do but the excitement keeps me smiling through it all.

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