Luminous Streets

The Roots and Wings Project is a politically charged, socially transformative, project-based theatre company that brings attention to truth and provides stage and space for stories of the unnamed, unspoken and misunderstood.Jesse Bliss (Playwright, Producer, Actress) is an international playwright, director, producer, actress, poet and veteran arts educator. Her work has been widely produced at world-class venues including the United Nations, Edinburgh, S.P.A.R.C. at the Old Jail in Venice, Lincoln Heights Jail, Last Bookstore, The Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts and countless others. She is Founder and Director of The Roots and Wings Project and producer of KPFK 90.7 FM's THINK OUTSIDE THE CAGE.

The Roots and Wings Project

The Roots and Wings Project returns to DTLA,  joining forces with the California Arts Council to Present LUMINOUS STREETS, an immersive theatrical tour of DTLA centering on women’s survival and pursuit of justice.
 The audience is guided, experiencing multiple plays at unique venues throughout the Downtown Los Angeles Historic Core including The Last Bookstore, the historic King Eddy Saloon and a headquarters at Words Uncaged. This piece, the second part of a trilogy sponsored by the California Arts Council Cultural Pathways Grant, invites audiences to witness and consider what it means for women to challenge the patriarchal paradigm, speaking truth about oppression, and demanding justice.
This powerful ensemble is made up of celebrated talents including  Real Women Have Curves writer Josefina Lopez, USA Ford Fellow Sigrid Gilmer, and internationally renown Popper Ricardo “Boogie Frantick” Rodriguez Jr. as well as Marlene Beltran, Jesse Bliss, Kat Evasco, Rachel Greenhoe, Raisa Donato, Jeanette Godoy, Juanita Chase de Lamont, Hilaria Larriva, and Aisha Lomax And Marta Portillo. This ground-breaking theatrical work also includes a musician. LUMINOUS STREETS is Directed by Jesse Bliss and Co-Produced by Roger Q. Mason and Tobias Tubbs. 
 
 
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