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L-R clockwise: (seated)Shani Harris-Bagwell, Shareen Jacobs, Sherita Trent, Dmae Lo Roberts, Leslie Gregory and Kathleen Saadat (seated). Photo: Richard Jensen.

Special Series: -Ism Storytellers: Black Femme

In Dmae Lo Roberts' latest Stage & Studio podcast, five Black Oregon women leaders tell their stories about personal courage, race-based health discrimination, community activism, and the power of art to heal.

Special Series: The -Ism Storytellers, Astoria

The -Ism Storytellers Project in Astoria, Oregon features artists and community people about living and working in a small town by the coast.

Bonnie Ratner & her “Hobo Rules”

Bonnie Ratner is a playwright, an educator and a mainstay for Portland nonprofit theater groups. Ratner has consulted with and worked with many of the latter either creating a play or helping with advice on management, fundraising and board development. … Read the rest

Special Series: The -Ism Storytellers, Queer Elders

((L-R) Storytellers: Tim Seelig, choir director, Reid Vanderburgh, singer, Kathleen Saadat, poet/activist, Horatio Hung-Yan Law, visual artist and Host/Curator Sandra de Helen, writer.)

Stories bring people together in shared humanity. Personal stories can uplift, move and connect. In 2025, Dmae … Read the rest

Kristina Wong-food bank influencer

Kristina Wong, #foodbankinfluencer

Kristina Wong, actor, playwright and performance artist is a Doris Duke Artist Award winner, Guggenheim Fellow and the first Asian American woman to be named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama. She’s brought three of her solo shows to Portland. … Read the rest

Special Series: Ism Storytellers, Mixed Race

Stories bring people together in shared humanity. Personal stories can uplift, move and connect. In 2025, Dmae Lo Roberts embarked on a statewide storytelling experience focusing on personal stories from both artists and community members. These stories are a form of living oral histories.