Spoken Word

Lorinda Hawkins Smith’s compelling solo performance "Justice? Or... Just Me?" intricately remixes incisive text and soulful vocal rhythms and textures to examine a Black woman’s encounter with law enforcement, domestic violence and her interracial marriage to a White man.

****OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD **** Pulse of the City is an electrifying glimpse into the lives that run through an, “every-mans city”, but what happens when stresses arise and we are pushed to far?

VERSATILE was critically recieved at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival with honors - Diversity Scholarship Recipient - Best Solo Performance Nominee - Best of Broadwater Award - Pick of the Fringe Honorable Mention

Now what? You've graduated from a great university. You have 15 cents to your name. You're a brown Latina from a low-income household. There's a lot stacked against you and it's all hitting at once. Let's unpack because we just moved back home and the American Dream looks different from this angle.