Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
(Thank you to all who offered raffle prizes, so lets raise some money)
2 Tickets Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room- The Real Ambassadors: Armstrong and Brubeck
April 5, 2025 4:30 pm
Documenting the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement, material from Dave and Iola Brubeck’s 1962 album featuring Louis Armstrong lands in the Appel Room. Celebrate this 20th-century classic with new arrangements from pianist Chris Pattishall and fresh perspectives from an award-winning ensemble, including Chris Brubeck, Alphonso Horne, Shenel Johns, Vuyo Sotashe, C. Anthony Bryant, Nicole Zuraitis, Camille Thurman, Endea Owens, Jake Goldblas, and acclaimed actor Daniel J. Watts. Uniting the musical with the theatrical, The Real Jazz Ambassadors appears at Jazz at Lincoln Center in partnership with the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
One on One Session with Artistic Director Mike Lesser- Feedback session on a play of yours with the one and only Mike Lesser
1 hr Coaching w/ Kathrine Puma- your choice of one of the following: - Bard Tuning: Shakespeare Monologue coaching session or To be or not to be: Introductory Session for beginners or Speak the Speech: Presentation coaching (open material) Katherine has worked as a teaching artist, acting and vocal coach, acting teacher and director for individuals, schools and programs around the the country. http://www.pumakat.com/home.html
90m Headshot Session with/Kathrine Puma- 90 minute headshot session. All digital photos are yours to keep. Retouching available.
Reiki Session w/ Chelsey Shannon-In my 1 hour Reiki sessions, Every individual has an energy body. Reiki assists in the flow and movement of this energy. It is the connection to a higher understanding, purpose or power (however you may define this) that guides this energy. Reiki is best described as a gentle, relaxing, energetic embrace. As an Usui Reiki Master Certified Practitioner, I act as the conduit for energy to flow where it is needed most. During each session, I utilize the foundations of Usui Reiki, the Chakra system, crystals and intuition to direct the flow of energy where it is needed most in the body. In my Reiki sessions, my aim is to connect and facilitate the flow of this beautiful energy for the betterment of your greater good. I offer in person sessions and distance Reiki. I look forward to working with you! For more info or questions, visit my website: www.chelseyshannon.com
Record Player-
Flintstones Cookie Jar-Manufactured 1999, with Fred, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone, in their car. Dino hitching a ride, his head bursting through the top of the car.
Measures: 14 inch tall x 14 longx 10 inches wide. With lid off. 13 inches high. The tail adds the extra height... most of the body is just 10 inches high. @Hoarders Paradise
Sailboat Painting by Anne Ferris w/letter from the artist
Bottle Cap Art by Caren Lockwood
Handmade Cards-3 packs of handmade card by Jill Anne
Etched Cocktail Glasses- 7 vintage cocktail glasses
Trio of Red Wines
Two bottles of Tequila-Casamigos Cristanino & Espalon Tequila Respado
Donate $10 or More! Each $10 earns you 12 chances ($20 earns you 24, $30 earns you 36, etc.). Example: I have 12 chances. (3) One on One with Mike (3) Photo Session session (3) Bottlesof Tequila (3)
Fill out form below to tell us where you want to put your chances to win.
2024 raffle window will be 12/16-12/31. We will be announcing prizes at the holiday party.
We take all donations from Services to Jewlery. Tickets to parties experiences.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
In Person and on Zoom
Come celebrate the end of 2024 with all of your favorite PlayGrounders at our new home or from the comfort of yours!
Bring something that makes you happy!
Savory or Sweets!
Holiday Theme
1 minute or Less
Must use the word “Chicken”
For Virtual Attendees:
Breakout rooms will be open to chat with your PGE friends.
For In Person Attendees:
For all potluck fare, please make sure all items are served in a container with a lid.
Wine will be provided.
Timeline of Party:
6:30pm ET Arriving Time Virtual/In Person.
7:30pm ET Monologue Readings Begin
10:00pm ET Party Ends
Deadline is Friday December 13th, 8pm
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Featured Playwrights: David Ceci, Erin Moughon, Jacob Marx Rice, Kendra Augustin, Orlando Rodriguez, Steve Hauck
VOLUME TIME LINE- PLEASE book your time to be present for all scenes being read
6:00pm-6:50pm Actor/Playwright work session
6:50pm- Regroup
7:05pm-9:00 pm Reading of 6 Scenes Live/Recorded on YouTube
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Featured Playwrights: Courtney Taylor, Ja’Michael De’Shawn, Marina Barry, Matthew J. Kaplan, Philip Kaplan
VOLUME TIME LINE- PLEASE book your time to be present for all scenes being read
Audience Admitted 6:45pm
7:00pm-9:00 pm Reading of 6 Scenes
Meet the Writers
Arthur M Jolly, Bram Hartman, Carolynne Wilcox, Cris Eli Blak, Dustin Malaga, Elijah Punzal, Gary Earl Ross, Georgeanna Smith Wade, H. Avery, Helen Cheng Mao, Jack Oliver Kotanen, Jelisa Jay Robinson, John Zimmerman, Leslie Corn, Maria Romero, Michael Garcia, Michele Clarke, Monique Hebert, Renée Nicole Gray, Rivers R. Blue, Sarah Cole, Sharon Goldner, TaMara E’Lan G. , Vanessa Bloom, Wendy MacLeod
Each year we celebrate the diverse stories that make up America by inviting writers to submit two minute monologues that showcase the broad spectrum of what it is to live, work and play in America. Our aim is to collect unique, captivating and beautiful stories and share them so that we learn, grow and hear each other. Selected monologues are performed at this special event and published in an anthology. Each year we chose a word that should be included in each monologue, the chosen word for this year’s festival is Grace .
We are proud to invite you to our The PGE 3rd Annual Faces of America Round Table in conjunction with The PGE Faces of America Monologue Festival #6.
This Years Theme: Wellness, Self-Care & Grace: A discussion on how to hold space for your Artist within
Part of The PGE mission is to bring people and community together. Highlighting companies that are doing the the amazing work and commitment to making our theatre world a more inclusive and equitable place seems like the next evolution of that mission.
Moderated by one of The PGE's most insightful and talented artists: Chelsey Shannon.
Creative Care LLC-Chelsey Shannon
Chelsey Shannon is the founder and owner of Chelsey Shannon Creative Care LLC and has worked extensively in the New York Theater scene for over 20 years. In 2011, she Co-Founded The New York Children's Theater Festival, a non-profit supporting artists developing new theater for young audiences. As Festival Producer, she oversaw more than 15 productions over 8 years. Other producing credits include Walken on Sunshine (EP, 2016 New York International Fringe Festival, Theatermania Audience Favorite Award) and BEYOND (Dramaturge/ Producer/ Director) 2022 New Feathers Festival. As a producing associate at Gables Grove Productions (working with John Tartaglia), she contributed to Re-Usable the Musical (Bronx Zoo) and various Family projects for Royal Caribbean. Her company, Chelsey Shannon Creative Care LLC, nurtures and supports the entertainment community through Coaching, Classes, Consulting and Reiki Energy Work. As a Certified Life Coach, she empowers arts professionals to align with their unique creative expression and move forward with fulfillment, ease, and confidence in every aspect of their lives. Chelsey is a Certified Usui Reiki Master and blends Reiki & Coaching to help clients move through creative blocks, release fears and gain clarity. She is a resident Coach through TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited NYC) and a founding contributor of Jade Rabbit Theatre Company's Conscious Creatives Circle. Chelsey is also a 2024-2025 resident teaching artist and Coach at Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts, serving undergraduate Theater Arts Majors. Chelsey holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts from Point Park University and is a member of the Actors Equity Association. www.chelseyshannon.com
Dr. Earl Grey
It is our MISSION to provide the highest quality EMDR and MultiSensory therapy to people that want to gaining relief and resolution from emotional discomfort caused by stressful and distressing experiences.
Earl Grey (they/them) - Earl is honored to be participating in PGE’s Roundtable Discussion on Wellness, Self-care, & Grace. Earl has been a professional performer for 40 years and holds a BFA in Theater Arts and a minor in Dance from Point Park University. As a performer, Earl has toured the US, was a competitive ballroom dancer, and worked in regional theaters. They also have been a neuropsychotherapist and educator for 20 years holding a Master’s and PhD in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Earl is a published author and has spoken and advocated across North America on holistic impact of stress on human systems, neuroscience of trauma, Anti-racism & Anti-oppression, and the necessity of integrating cultural context and the gender identity continuum in human development. As a neuro-divergent, gender/affectionally queer person, Earl has learned many lessons in being “in-between” mainstream experiences. This dynamic has provoked skills and abilities to empathetically comprehend diverse perspectives of life’s circumstances with radical compassion. Earl lives their purpose by helping the world thrive, one person at a time.
Jade Rabbit Theatre Company-Marie Elena O’Brien
Born the Year of the Rabbit, Jade Rabbit Theatre Company was initiated as a safe space for creatives to develop not only new work, but themselves. Jade Rabbit specializes in creating opportunities for those members of our theatre community whose voices have often been excluded or marginalized based on their gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, ability and age. This is a theatre company that supports not only the development of artists' new work, but the development and protection of the artists themselves as they develop that work. While the heart of Jade Rabbit is our Conscious Creatives Circle that offers regular wellness-based ‘artist’s dates’, the company also provides private playwright’s labs for writers to explore deeply personal or highly sensitive material and fosters programs that give artists the opportunity to work with local community groups and charities. The idea is to not only to produce as artists, but to prosper as artists.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Featured Playwrights: Daphne Mintz, H.Avery, Jose Manuel Pereryra, Laurel Lockhart, Peter Pasco, Stephen Fructman
VOLUME TIME LINE- PLEASE book your time to be present for all scenes being read
6:00pm-6:50pm Actor/Playwright work session
6:50pm- Regroup
7:05pm-9:00 pm Reading of 6 Scenes Live/Recorded on YouTube
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Featured Playwrights: Denisse Estefany Mendoza Valdez, Domonick Danza, Flower Rios, Jessica Feder Birnbaum, Maximillian Kempf, Raven Petretti-Stamper
VOLUME TIME LINE- PLEASE book your time to be present for all scenes being read
Audience Admitted 6:45pm
7:00pm-9:00 pm Reading of 6 Scenes
The Anti-10 Minute play festival. Instead of writing a one-off 10 minute play, we ask writers to write the first 10 minutes of a new play from 5 prompts, using the amazing PGE casting pool of actors.
DAY OF TIME LINE
7:30pm-8:00pm
Stage Directions Rehearsal
8:00pm-8:15pm
Land Acknowledgement, Welcomes, Introductions
Playwrights in Bold
8:15pm-8:45pm Group 1
Darpan Joshi-Juliette Lin, Kirsten Hopkins
Delvyn Case Jr. -Mary Lauren, Sònia Victoria Werner
Maggie Merritt- Emanuel Rodriguez, Laurel Lockhart
8:50 pm-9:20 pm Group 2
Renée Nicole Gray-Alexandra de Suze, Emily Cordes
Rex McGregor- Kelsea Baker,Siraj Huda
Hank Kimmel-Claire Shiell, Erin Moughon
R. P. Singletary-Catherine Overfelt, Marina Barry
9:20-9:30pm
Intermission Dance Party, Fundraising Pitch
9:30pm-10:00pm Group 3
Seshat Yon'shea-Kathleen Guerrero, Ursula Anderman
H Avery- Cambria Martin, Christine Redhead, Jasmine Spiess
Matthew J. Kaplan-Deletris Bryant, Lani Montreal
10:00pm +
Applause, Upcoming Announcement, Thank Yous
Donations will be requested on the Night of the Event!
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
Featured Playwrights: Delvyn Case Jr., Jenny Crakes, Cambria Kylinn Martin, Lynn Millar, Rex McGregor, Zen Dot
VOLUME TIME LINE- PLEASE book your time to be present for all scenes being read
6:00pm-6:50pm Actor/Playwright work session
6:50pm- Regroup
7:05pm-9:00 pm Reading of 6 Scenes Live/Recorded on YouTube
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant Orlando Rodriguez. Every Thursday at 7pm ET.
Getting stuff done doesn’t always have to be a solitary adventure. Use this weekly time to accomplish any and all tasks you need. Moderated by the brilliant David Ceci. Every Tuesday at 12pm ET.
