These Blue Rivers

Paget Brewster and Matthew Gray Gubler impersonate Shemar Moore over twitter.

regina + ruby → valentines day fight

regina crosses her arms, “what did i say about bedazzling my blouses?”

ruby pouts, “not to.

i don’t know what you’re so mad about, you have 15 pairs of this shirt. you’re wearing one now.”

Last year, I wrote this piece that details 5 reasons why you should support Crossroads Theatre Project (see the website here).

With everything going on this year, and with my own growth as an artist and a human being, here are 5 more reasons to support me and my theatre work, with an emphasis on my newest play, Encanta.

You want to see substantial roles for Black stage actors and other stage actors of color.

You want to see Black stage actors and other actors of color represented in magical, fantastical, and romantic stories.

You want to see LGBTQ characters fully represented within the story.

You want to see a play where trans and genderqueer actors are encouraged to audition for roles of their preferred gender.

You want to see a fantasy story that takes aesthetic and cultural inspiration from Latin America rather than medieval Europe.

BONUS: You want to support creative projects by people you know.

ANOTHER BONUS: You want to find out what happens when a pirate and a sorceress fall in love.

I already have about $4,000. If I could double that, I could do some cool stuff with Encanta.

Stuff like:

Paying cast and crew a bigger stipend (or, if I get enough donations, a substantial fee)

Getting a good date in a nice building at a great location

Doing more with set design so that the world of Encanta really comes to life

Every little bit you contribute—even $10—helps. All you have to do is click here to make a secure online donation.

Another thing you can do to help is to reblog this post and tag 5 mutual follows.

If you follow me, you know that I am currently raising money to produce my play, Encanta.

I’m now at a place where, if I want to achieve my goal of producing this play in New York, I need some help.

- Angela Davis, activist, author, educator

Happy 70th birthday to one of my favourite sheroes ever!