On International Women's Day this year, I finally made a resolution to utilise my newly learnt skill ( I had a year's training in podcasting and podcast production ) and put it into good use. So I worked on the project, solo for now, and I honestly do hope that I'll be able to sustain and grow this into a non-profit organisation of its own to be handed down for generations to come.
Back in 2005, I had an idea to create an audio book, a collection of poetry readings by women. It was to be named rooms... and if you can imagine a live set, think Rent the Musical, an apartment block with windows facing the audience, and through each window, there sits a woman reading her poetry. And the lighting magic shines in from one window to another. Gosh! Could this really come alive one day as a live production? One day.
I listened to my heart and just went for it. I just feel this is a project that is true, that needs to be done, and I'm pouring myself into it. Plus, in these pandemic times, while holed in an apartment, these things seem possible. My list of interview subjects is growing. I have 99 seasons to produce, one season for one amazing woman with stories to share. I am the 100th, and I started with myself! I recorded my own poetry, and I recorded conversations with mum. I've just released Season Two: Dr. Ann Lee, an award-winning playwright and researcher who's of mixed parentage; her mother is Hakka-Chinese and her father is from Manchester. We recorded the interview in a studio in Sydney, via Zoom.
I just went all in with my heart and still am in awe at myself that it's done! Seriously! I can only hope and work hard to improve, I promise you I'll be doing that. Feel free to drop your comments below if you have any questions and if you'd like to cheer me on, click through to the official website and find out how you can support this project. I hope you'll enjoy this season with Ann Lee. Thank YOU!
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