VALERI ROSS
Q: Why is
it important to be a part of LAWTF’s EMPOWERMENT DAY?
A: The business of art is how we
insure that our art continues. It is our window into when we should reach
outside ourselves to share our work and when we should go inside ourselves to
create new work. Sharing and Creating without the one, the other falls flat.
Q: Have
you participated before, and if so, in what capacity?
A: Yes, I have participated once before for the same workshop, "Submitting a Winning Package for a Solo Festival."
Q: What
skills do you feel you bring for the role you will offer for LAWTF’s
EMPOWERMENT DAY?
A: I have been a LAWTF Screening Panelist for
10 years and an artist for 40. I am a working union actor and I have had
my own successful one person show as well as understudying for Adilah Barnes'
"I Am That I Am - Woman, Black".
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Q: Why do
you feel it important that solo artists have such a forum for their work?
A: Solo artists are a special
lot. When you can command the stage on your own; often writing, directing
and performing; when you can bring your message in a coffee shop or an
auditorium, when you bring so much and ask so little - that is art that wants
to be shared, that has a compelling story to tell. We would do well to
listen.
Q: What
areas will be covered in your workshop/panel?
A: How to submit your application for
the LAWTF from the point of view of the Screening Panelists.
Q: Anything else you would like to add?
A: Proud to be a part of the
LAWTF team...
Be Well,
Valeri
