The Reclamation Project

04/17/2021

Check it Out!

Today we're thankful for Jordan Ealey, John Stoltenberg, and DC Metro Theater Arts for this feature of our Kennedy Center Residency last month!

We're taking some time to drink our water and hold ourselves close, but stay tuned for announcements about our future projects soon!

In a residence at Kennedy Center, group takes a unique approach to centering and empowering marginalized artists.

03/20/2021

And Last but certainly not least ✨Kara-Tameika Watkins✨

Kara-Tameika Watkins was the choreographer for World Goes Round, Once on This Island, Caroline or Change and Assistant director for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Co-director of Crowns at Creative Cauldron. Other credits include Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Musical, Peter Pan, Miss You Like Hell at Olney Theatre; Dreamgirls,Hairspray, A Funny Thing...Forum, Light Years at Signature Theatre; Crowns, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Pajama Game at Arena Stage; Little Shop of Horrors, Children of Eden at Ford’s Theatre; Caroline or Change at Studio Theatre; Once on This Island, Caroline or Change at Roundhouse Theatre; Barnum and Leader of the Pack at Totem Pole Playhouse: Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Barter Theatre: Hairspray at PCLO, Northshore Music Theatre and the Nevada productions of Hairspray and Smokey Joe’s Café. She has recently started the Artists in Need Project which is a monthly event to help artists that are in need of aid and a way to showcase their work. Information is available via the project’s page. Member AEA. www.kwatkinsphotography.net

03/20/2021

Next up, another Core Artist ✨Sam Sherman✨

Sam Sherman (he/they) is an actor, director, and spoken-word poet. A native of Washington, D.C., Sam has worked throughout the D.C. area and is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA Acting, 2020). They are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with The Reclamation Project and with this amazingly talented group of artists. Recent Acting Credits: Mended Wing Theater Company; Twelfth Night (Toby Belch/Captain) UNCSA; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City (Don), BlockSpace & SoundScapes (Original Solo Performance), Scenes from an Ex*****on (Prodo), Suddenly Last Summer (George Holly). Directing Credits: UNCSA; Pass Over.

03/20/2021

Next one of our Core Artists and a frequent facilitator ✨Christopher Michael Richardson✨

Christopher Michael Richardson (he/him) is an actor and teaching artist in the Washington D.C. area. You may have seen him in shows with The John F. Kennedy Center TYA, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Ford’s Theatre, and Round House Theatre. Christopher is invested in the healing of the artists, technicians and administrators of the Washington DC theater scene and he hopes that The Reclamation Project is the beginning of creating space for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled members of the theatre community to live and work as their fullest selves. He holds a BA in English and Theatre from The College of William & Mary. www.cmrich.me

03/19/2021

Next we have someone that has been behind the scenes with us since day one as a Core Artist ✨P. Vanessa Losada✨

P. VANESSA LOSADA (she/her) is a Latinx multidisciplinary theatre and film artist. Originally from Miami, she is currently based in DC and works all across the DMV area. She is a producer, stage manager, performer, and stunt performer/coordinator. She focuses on new work that amplifies marginalized voices. She has worked for various companies, including, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Smithsonian's Discovery Theatre, Adventure Theatre, 4615 Theatre Company, Avant Bard, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Brave Spirits, Arts on the Horizon, etc.

03/19/2021

Next we have another first time collaborator, the luminous ✨Larry Lewis✨

Larry Lewis is a Theatre Performance Major at Old Dominion University. He has been acting for almost 14 years and has since branched out into writing, directing, and choreographing. He is happy to be apart of these discussions and hopes that creating these spaces will result in further inclusion and diversity in theatre.
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03/19/2021

Next up we have a new collaborator

✨Billie Krishawn✨

Billie has been no stranger to art and activism in the DC area and we are thrilled to have her onboard.

Billie Krishawn is a Helen Hayes Award Winning actor originally from Washington, D.C. Aside from work on stage and film, she is also a freelance writer, visual artist, photographer and activist. She’s passionate about manifestation, equality and freedom of self expression for everyone. Upcoming projects include: “Until the Flood” at Studio Theatre and “Fireflies” at Fords Theatre.


Website: www.BillieKrishawn.com
Patreon: www.Patreon.com/BillieKrishawn

03/18/2021

Next we have the radiant ✨Renea Brown✨

Renea has joined us at RoundHouse as a member of The project ( ) and at NextStop. We’re so excited to have her back again as we dive in next week! Stay tuned over the days to come as we meet this stunning team.

Renea Brown is a classical actor that has performed over 30 Shakespearean roles, a new writer that has a play and 2 TV pilots under her belt, and is currently writing a full length play about The Dark Lady of the Sonnets. Brown has recently graced an article in Playbill covering her involvement in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s New Arts Activism Campaign: The Monument Project. Follow her on IG and if you’re interested in having a custom Shakespearean gift box made for you, follow

03/18/2021

Next up with have the inimitable ✨Dylan Arredondo✨

Not only is Dylan one of our Core Artists, but he is a frequent collaborator. He has previously worked with us on our Olney and Source Residencies.

Dylan Arredondo (he/him) is a DC-based, Mexican-Japanese theatremaker who attempts to investigate intercultural performance source texts without appropriating those practices, and to place them in conversation with contemporary technological interfaces and/or ecologically-informed systems. In the work he hopes to create unique lenses for adaptation, refocus space to its own oral histories, craft living archives, and work form-first. www.DylanArredondo.com

Current Projects
Love Story: A Meal in Five Courses at https://joyandpang.com/ closing April 4
Dial-a-Docent at https://www.dialadocent.com/ Ongoing

03/18/2021

Let’s start some 🤩ARTIST INTRODUCTIONS!

First up we have someone who is a force of nature onstage and off, ✨Tẹmídayọ Amay✨

Tẹmídayọ Amay (they/them/theirs/friend) is a non-binary writer, actor, producer, and q***r activist born and raised in Washington, DC. They are a multi Helen Hayes nominated performer, with their latest award being for Outstanding Supporting Performer in School Girls: or, the African Mean Girls Play. They are thrilled to be reuniting with the Reclamation Project. Tẹmídayọ Amay is the founder and executive producer of PILOT ( ), a q***r Black creation studio that aims to celebrate q***r Black Joy, to make q***r Black History, and to foster q***r Black Liberation

03/17/2021

Before we get into artist introductions for our Kennedy Center Residency🚨 NEXT WEEK 🚨 we want to highlight The project.

The brainchild of Tẹmídayọ Amay, The project identifies as “a q***r Black creation studio that aims to celebrate q***r Black Joy, to make q***r Black History, and to foster q***r Black Liberation.”

🔥🔥🔥right? Give them a follow on Instagram and support the work of these incredible artists.

And doesn’t all of this melanin look good in these photos by Billie Krishawn?👏👏👏

03/15/2021

Join us as we reflect on our previous residencies through highlights and previously unreleased photos and videos. If you have missed our previous residencies, head over to our Instagram ( .prj ) where we have lots of live video, context, and photos! And Stay tuned both here and there for more entries in our Reflections Series.

First up L Bruce in zir own words.

L Bruce is a stage manager and technician that takes a moment to reflect on zir experience with us while preparing the space for our NextStop residency. We all too often forget the work that technicians and other production workers put in, so we invite you to spend a few moments with zir words and to watch a fraction of the work that ze did to ensure our artists had a great experience at NextStop.