Vintage Soul Productions ™
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Vintage Soul Productions LLC TM
ARTS & HEALTH
The performing arts are transformative using movement, storytelling, and expression to create catharsis, build empathy, and support healing and recovery.
All of art is a search for ways of being, of living life more fully.
—August Wilson
ARTS, ETHICS, & ACTION
ORS Brings Silence on the Streets to the University of Rhode Island
A week-long residency at the University of Rhode Island brought together public health leaders, law enforcement, and artist Sharece Sellem-Hannah to reimagine overdose prevention through storytelling.
Engaging over 500 participants, the initiative demonstrated how creative expression can break down stigma, humanize data, and inspire real-world prevention efforts across campuses and communities.
I truly appreciate the talk around art and rehabilitation.
When I was 17 yrs old, I was in rehab and the art therapy during the program was truly the only thing that kept me going.
—Undergrad Student, University of Rhode Island
MERGING PUBLIC HEALTH
Pandemics & Performing Arts Mini-Documentary
STROKE IS NO JOKE
Short PSA Stroke Awareness Documentary
PERFORMING ARTS HEALS THE SOUL
Creates deep catharsis, allowing safe release and processing of emotion
Builds empathy and perspective-taking through lived and shared stories
Supports recovery by providing meaning, identity, and
emotional expression
Regulates the nervous system, reducing stress and promoting stability
Strengthens self-awareness, confidence, and authentic voice
Fosters connection, belonging, and collective healing
"Theatre was not just
something I enjoyed.
It was medicine.
Creating, performing, and even watching theatre and film became a form of catharsis.
It helped me process, understand, and move through experiences that
I didn’t yet have language for. It supported my mental health.
It supported my physical health. It helped me become more whole."
QUICK QUARANTINED
PLAY FESTIVAL (2020)
Created in the wake of COVID-19, the Quick Quarantined Play Festival was a virtual initiative that brought together playwrights and actors to create bold, original work under tight timelines.
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Designed as a voluntary, artist-led collaboration, the festival invited participants to connect, experiment, and produce new work in real time—fostering creativity, adaptability, and community during a time of isolation.
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What made the festival uniquely dynamic was its collaborative structure: monologues were written within 24 hours for specific actors, with the actor serving as the muse. Each round moved rapidly—from virtual meet-and-greet, to writing and rehearsal, to final performance culminating in the release of original work within days.
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Powered by a small but deeply committed team of theatre-makers, the festival created space for creative risk-taking, artistic growth, and meaningful connection across a global community of performers and writers.​
The story behind the development of this festival has been archived at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
THE IMPACT & EXPERIENCE
30+ playwrights & 80+ actors participated across festival rounds
Rapid creation and performance of original work within
24-hour cycles, virtually
Collaborative development between playwrights and actors
Strengthened creative agility, voice, and performance skills
Built artistic community and connection during a
time of isolation
Expanded networks across a virtual, international theatre space
FEATURED WORK FROM THE FESTIVAL
Emerging from this period of rapid, collaborative creation, Sharece developed additional virtual work including Behind the Curtain of COVID-19, a virtual showcase produced and directed by Coalescence Theatre Project that captures the emotional and social realities of 2020.