Storytellers at Opulent Mobility 2018
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3 storytellers shared their stories, poetry, and lives with us at the opening of Opulent Mobility 2018.
From left to right, the storytellers are Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Liebe Gray, and Paul Ford.
From left to right, the storytellers are Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Liebe Gray, and Paul Ford.
ABOUT THE STORYTELLERS:
Diana Elizabeth Jordan
Diana Elizabeth Jordan enjoys wearing many hats. She is an award winning actor, a producer and director. She is also a speaker, artist educator, and artivist. Diana has been cast in over 50 plays, television, short and feature films, and documentaries. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and is currently featured as Ella in the feature horror film The Edge of Isolation by Jeff Houkal.
Diana was the first actress with a disability (cerebral palsy which mildly affects her speech and gait) to graduate with an MFA in Acting from California State University Long Beach and is one of the featured artists in Liliana Moldovan's new book “Eroii Imposibilului”, a book featuring multi-disciplined artists with disabilities from around the world.
Diana launched her production company the Rainbow Butterfly Café in 2015. Through the RBC she offers one person shows, performance lectures and expressive arts based workshops that celebrate multicultural inclusion and disability intersectionality, triumphing over adversity and foster personal growth and professional development. She is thrilled to be a part of Opulent Mobility and continue her commitment to challenging and transforming disability stigmas through the arts.
Website: www.dianaelizabethjordan.com
Liebe Gray
Liebe Gray was born in Coronado, CA. She attended Scripps College, graduated in 1969, moved to New York City’s East Village, and then moved to Boston & BU School of Fine Arts to earn an MFA in Theater/Directing.
Liebe moved to LA in 1973. She worked in technical theater at UCLA, co-founded a women’s band (Alice Stone), told stories at festivals, did performance art (the Whale Concerts), and directed plays in Santa Cruz and Portland.
She received an MLS at SJSU. Most recently she was a Young Adult Librarian at LAPL. She retired in 2006 and continues to tell stories.
Paul Ford
Paul Ford has appeared in such films as A Field Guide to Evil, Albino Farm, and Ashes to Immortality. As a comedic actor Paul was co-writer and producer of the series “Midget Mafia of KC” and received the UCB scholarship, as well as his accolades.
Paul is a disability activist and wants to change the way the film industry includes many other talented disabled actors. The summer of 2018 Paul turned to fellow actors and industry leaders to create what is now “Time to Start Booking PWD” (People With Disabilities). His goal is to help provide other disabled actors with some of the costs of being an actor. The purpose of his bimonthly events is to make sure that when a disabled actor is given the opportunity to audition that actor brings their “A” game.
Paul is getting noticed in the acting community not only in Hollywood but around the world. Paul has been featured in numerous articles including Inspiring lives Magazine, Close-up Culture, Disability Talk, and Link Australia's National Disability Magazine.
Paul is represented by C Talent Management (Keely Wells) and KMR Talent Agency (Gail Williamson).
Website: https://paulnewauditions.wixsite.com/paulford
Diana Elizabeth Jordan enjoys wearing many hats. She is an award winning actor, a producer and director. She is also a speaker, artist educator, and artivist. Diana has been cast in over 50 plays, television, short and feature films, and documentaries. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and is currently featured as Ella in the feature horror film The Edge of Isolation by Jeff Houkal.
Diana was the first actress with a disability (cerebral palsy which mildly affects her speech and gait) to graduate with an MFA in Acting from California State University Long Beach and is one of the featured artists in Liliana Moldovan's new book “Eroii Imposibilului”, a book featuring multi-disciplined artists with disabilities from around the world.
Diana launched her production company the Rainbow Butterfly Café in 2015. Through the RBC she offers one person shows, performance lectures and expressive arts based workshops that celebrate multicultural inclusion and disability intersectionality, triumphing over adversity and foster personal growth and professional development. She is thrilled to be a part of Opulent Mobility and continue her commitment to challenging and transforming disability stigmas through the arts.
Website: www.dianaelizabethjordan.com
Liebe Gray
Liebe Gray was born in Coronado, CA. She attended Scripps College, graduated in 1969, moved to New York City’s East Village, and then moved to Boston & BU School of Fine Arts to earn an MFA in Theater/Directing.
Liebe moved to LA in 1973. She worked in technical theater at UCLA, co-founded a women’s band (Alice Stone), told stories at festivals, did performance art (the Whale Concerts), and directed plays in Santa Cruz and Portland.
She received an MLS at SJSU. Most recently she was a Young Adult Librarian at LAPL. She retired in 2006 and continues to tell stories.
Paul Ford
Paul Ford has appeared in such films as A Field Guide to Evil, Albino Farm, and Ashes to Immortality. As a comedic actor Paul was co-writer and producer of the series “Midget Mafia of KC” and received the UCB scholarship, as well as his accolades.
Paul is a disability activist and wants to change the way the film industry includes many other talented disabled actors. The summer of 2018 Paul turned to fellow actors and industry leaders to create what is now “Time to Start Booking PWD” (People With Disabilities). His goal is to help provide other disabled actors with some of the costs of being an actor. The purpose of his bimonthly events is to make sure that when a disabled actor is given the opportunity to audition that actor brings their “A” game.
Paul is getting noticed in the acting community not only in Hollywood but around the world. Paul has been featured in numerous articles including Inspiring lives Magazine, Close-up Culture, Disability Talk, and Link Australia's National Disability Magazine.
Paul is represented by C Talent Management (Keely Wells) and KMR Talent Agency (Gail Williamson).
Website: https://paulnewauditions.wixsite.com/paulford
PHOTO DESCRIPTION:
Three photographs of three people in a row.
On the left, a dark skinned, kinky-haired woman in a black and floral top stands in front of green palm frond. She smiles widely.
In the middle, a light skinned woman in a bright blue cap, darker blue winter coat, grey gloves, and dark sunglasses sits in her wheelchair in front of a field of ice.
On the right sits a light skinned, grey haired man in a wheelchair. He wears a blue buttoned shirt and light grey tie, and holds his hands together on his lap.
On the left, a dark skinned, kinky-haired woman in a black and floral top stands in front of green palm frond. She smiles widely.
In the middle, a light skinned woman in a bright blue cap, darker blue winter coat, grey gloves, and dark sunglasses sits in her wheelchair in front of a field of ice.
On the right sits a light skinned, grey haired man in a wheelchair. He wears a blue buttoned shirt and light grey tie, and holds his hands together on his lap.
Opulent Mobility by A. Laura Brody is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://www.dreamsbymachine.com/opulent-mobility/.
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