Mike "the Poet" Sonkenson includes mentiones Founding Director Jesse Bliss and Tree of Fire in his piece on KCET Departures. - March 2013
Margaret Prescod of Sojourner Truth interviews writer/director Jesse Bliss about Tree of Fire - March 21, 2013
"'Tree of Fire'" premieres in L.A. giving voice to the unspoken and misunderstood" by Gabriela Lopez de Dennis for the LA Examiner - March 2013
RAW Founder Jesse Bliss sits down with Santana Westbrook of TruthSeekers Radio to talk about the upcoming production of TREE OF FIRE. She shares the “Who, What, and Why of this passion project four years in the making. Listen to the show in its entirety at TruthSeekers Radio - December 1, 2012
L.A. writer, educator and performer Mike the Poet Sonkenson features RAW founder Jesse Bliss in his L.A. Letters column for KCET - November 30, 2012
InsideOut partners with progressive performance company the Roots and Wings Projects in presenting Turn the Page: A Literary Force, a staged reading event based on the upcoming production of the play Tree of Fire by Jesse Bliss. - write up by Shana Nys Dambrot (LA Weekly), November 22, 2012
Founder Jesse Bliss spoke with host Melvin Ishmael Johnson of The Qumran Report about the upcoming production of TREE OF FIRE along with Big Ern who spent 45 years incarcerated and now works for youth organizations in the Florence and Normandie areas - September 17, 2012
Mike 'The Poet' on the Occupy This! 99 Poet event at Casa 0101 - January 2012
Roots and Wings Founder Jesse Bliss featured in a documentary on LA-based female artists, philosophers and social entrepreneurs. Directed by Kate Crash
A RECORD OF LIGHT
"A Record of Light is a Delight! An enchanting and thought provoking tale about destiny, performed brilliantly by a passionate ensemble of physical misfits who light up the bookstore." -Josefina Lopez
"Jesse Bliss is a fearless director and playwright. Her work is a sign of our times that reflects the current state in which we are living today in search of truth, justice and inner spirituality." - Andrea Rodriguez(Choreographer, Filmmaker)
"Miss Bliss is a superb artist and her extraordinary talent comes through in every aspect of this show. This show is different...A breath of fresh air in the vast sea of LA theatre. The live funky fresh band...were the perfect compliment to the show." - Marco Ballare (Actor)
The Unusual Suspects Help a Community Find their Voice - Unusual Times - Fall 2011
Jesse Bliss with Jennifer Chien on KPFK's Full Circle - May 2011
Mike the Poet Sorkensen interviews Jesse Bliss for Brooklyn and Boyle - May 2011
'Diamonds', a Dance/Theater Performance April 2006 at UCLA's Glorya Kaufman Hall.
TREE OF FIRE
RAW founder Jesse Bliss and Actress Miriam Glover speak with KPFK's Sonali Kolhatkar on the morning show Uprising about IG-NITE, the fundraiser for Tree of Fire in March 2011
"...A powerful play that expresses the rage women feel imprisoned by the limits of men's conscience... An authentic voice comes shinning through with poetry and courage." -Josefina Lopez
"Tree of Fire" sings and screams for those who have no voice. It's a modern day "Trojan Women" that leads us on a mythic journey into the minds and spirits of incarcerated women. We meet women who are separated from their families, from their lives, from time itself. Never self pitying and often very funny, this piece takes us into the soul of their experience. Style and content are boldly woven together to give us an intimate encounter with the heart of the imprisoned." -Leon Martell
"Jesse Bliss delivers a fierce rap segment that is the most original moment in the show." -Kathleen Foley, LA Times
KPFK Feminist Magazine Radio Interview with Jesse Bliss and Melissa Chiprin - November 2009