Dmae Roberts

  Dmae Roberts and MediaRites present Refugee Dreams Revisited as part of Crossing East Archive Project. This special is hosted by Margaret Cho and focuses on the experiences of Southeast Asian refugees in Portland, and features Cambodian musician Daran Kravanh. MediaRi... Read more

  Dmae features Paul Susi, an educator, a social services professional, an arts administrator, an activist, and a theater artist who was born and raised in Portland. A trained classical actor, Paul has also focused on bringing art to communities in need. Currently he is... Read more

  Dmae presents a half-hour version of The Journey of Lady Buddha. The full-length docu-play originally produced in 1999 is a an hour-long personal and historical exploration of cultural conflicts in spirituality and the search for the Asian goddess of compassion and me... Read more

  Dmae talks with Tracy Cameron Francis, theatre and interdisciplinary director as well as the artistic director of Boom Arts. She is perhaps the only Egyptian-American director in Portland. Boom Arts is collaborating with Risk/Reward and XRAY. FM to present PAVEMENT:
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  Dmae presents a piece from one of the first personal storytelling series on public radio: Legacies: Tales From America that ran on NPR in 1994. This  episode is a 30-minute docu-play Ni Nica, Ni Gringa  produced by Sylvia Mullally. She took a journey back to Nicaragua... Read more

  Dmae presents the continuing series of features on Black artists in Portland with a feature on Shani Harris-Bagwell, actor and political & media consultant. Shani recently joined the board for the Regional Arts and Culture Council and will be working with the Multnoma... Read more

  Dmae features James Dixon, actor, director, EDI consultant and activist who recently joined the Fuse Theatre Ensemble. James and Dmae have a frank discussion about how Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) can create a safer and more equitable creative environment wh... Read more

  Dmae presents a feature conversation with Shalanda Sims, actress, writer, director and founder/artistic director of World Stage Theatre. We'll hear about their new film "Growing Up Black in Oregon: A Conversation" and about the work she's doing as an essayist and arti... Read more

Dmae continues coverage of Portland arts groups creatively pivoting during the pandemic. First up  45th Parallel Universe and their Friday night Portland Social Distance Ensemble.  She talks with executive director Ron Blessinger and tech volunteer Danny Rosenberg who cr... Read more

  Stage & Studio presents a special documentary from the "Crossing East" Asian Pacific American history series, winner of the 2006 Peabody award. This is excerpted from the "Raising Cane" segment by Robynn Takayama and Dmae Roberts with help from Jenny Dunn. For more in... Read more