The Happiest Medium » Mildred Jones-Hamm http://thehappiestmedium.com Sat, 24 Sep 2016 17:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TRAFFICKED – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity) http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/05/trafficked-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-2012-planet-connections-festivity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trafficked-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-2012-planet-connections-festivity http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/05/trafficked-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-2012-planet-connections-festivity/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:20:45 +0000 The Happiest Medium http://thehappiestmedium.com/?p=17195 Trafficked Benefiting: GEMS Created by Members of Project Girl Performance Collective Directed by Ashley Marinaccio Show Times: Mon 6/4/12 – 4:00pm Fri 6/8/12 – 6:00pm Sun 6/10/12 – 5:30pm Sat 6/16/12 – 4:30pm Thu 6/21/12 – 5:00pm Sat 6/23/12 – 1:30pm Answers by   various cast/staff members of TRAFFICKED including Mildred Jones-Hamm (Performer), Monica Furman (Performer/Creator), [...]]]>

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Trafficked

Benefiting: GEMS
Created by Members of Project Girl Performance Collective
Directed by Ashley Marinaccio

Show Times:

  • Mon 6/4/12 – 4:00pm
  • Fri 6/8/12 – 6:00pm
  • Sun 6/10/12 – 5:30pm
  • Sat 6/16/12 – 4:30pm
  • Thu 6/21/12 – 5:00pm
  • Sat 6/23/12 – 1:30pm

Answers by   various cast/staff members of TRAFFICKED including

Mildred Jones-Hamm (Performer), Monica Furman (Performer/Creator), Chioneso Bakr (Performer), Ashley Marinaccio (Director)

Karen Tortora-Lee’s Question
How did you come up with the title for your show?

Ashley Marinaccio: Trafficked tells the story of sex slavery and child exploitation through the eyes of fifteen young women. In an ensemble devised performance constructed by interviews, research and media, the cast puts a name and face to the thousands of undocumented girls and boys who are trafficked into the billion dollar sex industry each year. We chose to call our show Trafficked because it summarizes what our show is about.

Diánna Martin’s Question
If you were going to invite 5 people (from the past or present) to see your show – who would you invite … and why?

Somaly Mam – She is an activist who has dedicated her life to ending human trafficking. Her work has motivated this production. We hope that through our show we can help to raise awareness of people like Somaly Mam who are changing lives each day.

Gloria Steinem – As young feminists we deeply admire Gloria and feel that she has blazed the trail to let us be who we are today. It would be an honor for her to join us.

Eve Ensler – Eve has created a movement to end violence against women. She is our biggest influence. We would love for Eve to lead a workshop and talk back with our girls.

Michele Obama – We love the work that our first lady has done to empower women and girls in the United States and around the world. We have had the privilege of performing at The White House once and would love for Mrs. Obama to see
Trafficked.

Oprah – We want Oprah to see our work! She has changed so many lives and inspires us beyond words. We hope that our work will inspire Oprah the way that she has inspired us.

 

Antonio Minino’s Question
What is the biggest sacrifice you’ve made for your art and was it worth it?
Mildred Jones-Hamm (Age 21): The biggest sacrifice I made for my art is moving away from suburban Michigan, away from the security of family, my university,  and friends to create a life in New York City. To develop my art in a place which I knew nothing about. Not only have I grown more independent but I also seek the importance of art and the decisions in my life. I’ve learned there is security in nothing so in order to excel I have to be fearless and make bold decisions in my life and ART. Through this experience I have become aware of my self worth as a individual, I truly believe that everything happens for a reason with this I have broaden my horizons as a thinker, artist and achiever it was totally worth it.

Geoffrey Paddy Johnson’s Question
Was there any unexpected discovery made during the development of this production and can you share it with us?
 - Monica Furman (Age 16): I’m from Ukraine. I had no idea that Ukraine was a place of such immense sexual exploitation! I had never heard any family members talk about it, so I was very surprised when I came upon the information during my research for my character.
- Chioneso Bakr (Age 17): During production I learned that sex trafficking not only happens outside the US, but right inside my own city. To know that this issue is happening in my backyard, it makes the situation much more frightening.

 

Michelle Augello-Page’s Question
What do you hope the audience receives from the experience of seeing this show?
- Chioneso Bakr: The show should be the type of experience where audience would want to tell others about it. I would hope they would enjoy it, feel the acting, become emotional, and understand how serious sex trafficking is.

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Planet Connections runs from May 30 – June 24 at The Bleecker Street Theater located at 45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY.  To purchase tickets to this or any of the shows click here.

 

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