RISE Theatrical Poetry

12/23/2025

Meet the artists of RISE

ChaneyLaine chaneylaine
Jamie Dawson dawsontheartist
Ivy Sunflower _ivysunflower
Reg.BLk reg.blk
Unspoken anunspokenpoet
Lance Markeith lance_markeith

12/23/2025

What would happen when the city’s best poets put together a show of their pieces? 

Live at Grand Central brings some of the best parts of the open mic scene and builds a production like you’ve never seen before. Poets get 10 minutes to put on their own production. The show is then hosted and weaved together by actors performing scenes, monologues and improv games.

With all new poetry, fun improv games, scenes and featured performances from some of Tampa’s greatest talent such as , .blk, and more! This is where poetry meets theatre in a high-energy performance! Hosted at

06/21/2025

It’s crazy that a little over 24 hours ago we were at Stageworks Theatre celebrating black history, culture, and freedom and truly being our ancestors wildest dreams. If you missed out, here’s a little recap of the event yesterday. Don’t worry, we will be sharing even more photos and videos from the event, but we couldn’t wait to put a little something together that encapsulates the amazing energy and vibes that happened on Juneteenth. ✨

Special shoutout and thanks to who this would not be possible without. The entire team at Stageworks made sure we were set providing extra care from stage managing to on site personnel and last minute lobby crawls. We are incredibly grateful to call their space home. They graciously let us use the theatre space which is currently home to their amazing production of Lady Day! There are still tickets and performances available, and tell them we sent you! 😌

We would like to thank all of our vendors who attended the vendors market, please follow them, check them out, and support their businesses!
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And we would love to also give another round of applause to all of our artists who attended and performed! 🎤







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We want to thank the members of R.I.S.E. who attended and assisted wherever they were needed. Each member is invaluable and we are truly grateful to have such a team. ❤️

Last but not least, we want to thank and for taking charge of leading and organizing this event. They worked tirelessly to make sure the vendors and artists were all set from beginning to end! 💫

Great job everyone and we can’t wait to see you for our next event! Stay tuned for more content from The Pop Up event, and keep an eye out for announcements about our upcoming works! 🎉

06/19/2025

Happy Juneteenth from all of us to you 🎉

Today we celebrate freedom and honor those who came before that endured many hardships at the hands of others. Those who had their freedom denied and delayed, but were eventually told the good news. Today is reverent and joyous, and we honor all the feelings that come with what it means to be black in America.

05/17/2025

CALLING ALL VENDORS, VISUAL ARTISTS AND POETS!

The Pop Up!

WHEN: JUNETEEEENTH June 19th, 2025

RISE Theatrical Poetry is hosting a Juneteenth Celebration at Stageworks Theatre highlighting the legacy of African American culture in theatre and the arts!

Join us for this FREE market place showcasing Tampa’s local artists scene. Come meet some of Tampa’s most creative minds and vendors. Support local businesses and artists for our Juneteenth Celebration. and I are finalizing our set list now. We’re still looking for Actors, Poets and Rappers so please DM me or Shaan for more information.

02/02/2025

Stageworks Theatre's Resident Playwright Lance Markeith assembles the RISE team to produce "Black History They Don't Want You to Know"!

Join us for a night that travels time and space bringing unspoken of figures of Black History to the forefront. Share thoughts that could be removed from school curriculums. And have an enthralling night of comedy, drama and spoken word poetry!

02/02/2025