Today Jaye and I talk about finding a way to put your art out there, the IMPORTANCE of bringing children to the arts and helping them Identify with theatre. We also get our weekly dose of inspiration from Ms. Jaye over here. She is dropping truth bombs all over and reminding you of your worths so GET INTO IT!
Jacqueline 'Jaye' Ware was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. A Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and recent Playwright; she is drawn and leans towards material that taps into social justice and injustice issues. With a heart for children and seniors, Jaye writes stories, poetry, and prose geared towards their age groups. Access to Jaye's videos for children can be found on YouTube; Pop up Time, Children's Poetry and Prose. She is a member artist with the 4Culture Touring Arts Roster. She wrote two short play's, and both were produced. Madison Park Bench is a short "on location" staged play found on YouTube, Menrva Labs. COVID Dreams, on-demand, is a short, hip, hop pandemic play featuring two students discussing how the pandemic has impacted their lives while singing, dancing, and waiting for the Professor. She has performed at Town Hall, libraries, festivals, museums, on Orcas and Vashon Islands, schools, tea shops, bookstores, and art galleries.
Madison Park Bench. Produced by Mahogany Project. A short, filmed, on-location reading. It is about an encounter with an older African American male at Madison Park Beach by three young adults and how the experience affected their lives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4CxxMRO8nw&ab_channel=MenrvaLabs
COVID Dreams. Produced by 18th & Union. A short, filmed on stage play about two college students conversing about how the pandemic has impacted their lives, singing, and dancing while waiting for the Professor. Foot-tapping, fun, and engaging. It will leave viewers singing. Play is on-demand.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pandemicplayscoviddreams
UPCOMING
Invited for thirty minutes of poetry/spoken word performance Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 4:30-5:00 pm with Artists of Color Expo & Symposium (ACES 2021). Google for program details closer to the event.
Performing spoken word piece in response to art produced by Jacob Lawrence as part of the African American Writers' Alliance (AAWA) at the Seattle Art Museum. Live-streamed Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 5-6 pm. Google their website for more details closer to the event..
RECENT PERFORMANCE LINK, IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY SPONSORED BY AT LARGE IN BALLARD.
"Spread honesty liberally." Jaye Ware
