Hello, Instafriend!
Bloom 2023
Book a director session/rehearsal
Are you prepping for an audition? Rehearsing a one-person show and struggling to lock in as your own director? Adapting an article, essay, short story or poem for performance?
Summer specializes in helping actors and performing writers with monologues and other solo pieces. She'll help you:
-
Understand text (even classical works -- she's a Shakespeare nerd!)
-
Adapt or edit your piece for the stage
-
Develop backstory and universe
-
Create dynamic blocking choices
-
Connect emotionally with your audience
Directing sessions start at $25/hour.
Refer a friend or book more than one hour for a discounted rate!
Watch In Full Color, the theater show she directed for a decade, here.
Or check out testimonials here.
Join us at an upcoming event
All times Eastern Time
LSC After Dark: In Full Color artists Florentine, Justin Galletto and Vero Verano sing at this Pride celebration! LGBTQIA+ folx and allies are invited to celebrate, drink, dance & party at the Liberty Science Center's latest 21+ event.
Featuring:
❤ Delicious drinks
🧡 DJ dancing
💛 ABBA Laser Show (separate tix)
💚 Space Talk with Karen Lloyd
💙 Are Aliens Real? Planetarium Show
💜 Kimmy $umony & Stefani Steele
🌈 Thu. 6/25 from 6 to 10, $24, tickets here.
See our full Event Calendar
Full Length Videos
Check out full length versions of performances from IFC Arts Fest.
-
Patchwork by Liliane Wolf
-
Dances of Shakti by Surati for the Performing Arts & Rimli Roy
-
baggage by Florentine
-
Radical Joy In Color by RescuePoetix
-
Where is the War? by Shelley "Smooches" Taylor
-
Director's Speech by Summer Dawn
-
Fine as Hell & Full of Joy by Porshia Derival
-
New Dawn and I AM WOMAN by M. Josephine
Support Palestine
We are supporting two families impacted by the genocide in Gaza. Both are bracing themselves for a cold, cruel winter and need help. Please donate if you can!
Mariam Ahmad: This Palestinian mother of 5 -- including a newborn baby -- is seeking funds for food, infant care essentials, clean water, clothing, shelter and more. Donate to the GoFundMe organized by Olivia Perez here.
Youssef Mohammed: This freelance photo journalist's home was completely destroyed by Israel, displacing him, his mother and younger siblings. Donate to the GoFundMe organized by Ashley Whittaker here.
In Full Color hosted "Uplifting Palestine" on Dec. 14, 2023 in Jersey City, NJ. If you missed the event, it's not too late to contribute:
--DONATE HERE-- OR --VENMO--
(this will help us track our impact, but you should donate thru whatever avenue you want. direct charity links are below.
100% of all general donations to IFC thru 12/31 will go to Gaza relief. indicate "Gaza" in notes)
Several NJ and NY artists shared original poetry and song, as well as excerpts from The Gaza Monologues created by Ashtar Theatre, a Palestinian theater company that compiled works by Gazan writers in 2010 and today in 2023. Performers presented primarily in English, as well as Spanish.
See the performances below:
-
Sacred Lotus: #19 Fateema Atallah
-
David Acosta: #9 Tamer Najem
-
Ameerah Shabazz Bilal: #14 Sami El Jerjawi
-
Ameerah Shabazz Bilal: Original Work
-
Rubi G.: #21 Muhammad Qasem (Spanish)
-
Brenda Luz Orellana: #21 Muhammad Qasem (English)
-
Brenda Luz Orellana: #23 Mahmud Bala'wi
Want to make a larger impact? Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, UNICEF or Doctors Without Borders. You can also support Ashtar Theatre here. Or donate esims to keep Gaza connected!
Have us perform or teach at your venue
Download our Sales Deck:
Book us through Visit.org:
What we're up to
-
Calendar
-
Facebook
-
Alumni Central
-
More to Come
Watch us
YouTube - Our Media Page - More to Come