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6:30 pm - 6:45 pm Ground Floor Theatre

Registration/Arrival

Please arrive between 6:30pm and 6:55 pm for registration and seating. We would like early seating so that we can start the show promptly.

7:00 pm - 7:10 pm Ground Floor Theatre - Mainstage

Introductions

Event introduction by the SPEAK: Desire producer, and the evening's emcee, Alex Pursglove.

7:10 pm - 8:10 pm Ground Floor Theatre - Mainstage

SPEAKers: Act 1

Act 1 of SPEAK: Desire features 5 incredible talks to start our show. (click the photo to read their bio)
🎤 KIRSTY VERITY: “The Illusion of Desire”
🎤 HERTHA LUND: “How Owning Our Desire is the Key to Loving Ourselves and Living Wholeheartedly”
🎤 ADAM ZAFFUTO: “The Death of an Innocent Child”
🎤 EMMA PRICE.: “Wishful Thinking”
🎤 FAY HOSSEINI: “Chosen To Be First”

Emma Price Emma Price
Kirsty Verity Kirsty Verity
Hertha Lund Hertha Lund
Fay Hosseini Fay Hosseini
Adam Zaffuto Adam Zaffuto
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm Ground Floor Theatre

Intermission

During this time frame, our audience will have an opportunity to use the restroom and stretch.

8:20 pm - 9:10 pm Ground Floor Theatre- Mainstage

SPEAK: Desire Act 2

Act 2 of SPEAK: Desire features our final 4 incredible talks to finish the show. (click the photo to read their bio)
🎤 SHARYL WEST LOEUNG: “Naming My Gremlin: A Journey of Self-Discovery with Chronic Illness”
🎤 MICHAEL ALLEN: “What Happens When Your Desire is Not Allowed?”
🎤 DR. KERRIE CARTER-WALKER: “I Got Up So You Could Get Up!”
🎤 SLOANE: “True Pleasure: A Modern Practice for True Influence, Power and Connection”

Michael Allen Michael Allen
Sloane Sloane
Dr. Kerrie Carter-Walker Dr. Kerrie Carter-Walker
Sharyl West Loeung Sharyl West Loeung
9:10 pm - 10:00 pm Ground Floor Theatre

Meet & Greet Hour/Photos

A meet and greet hour with light snacks and refreshments served.

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Ground Floor Theatre began as play! Theatre Group, a jewel box theatre on Cedar and 12th Street.  In 2014 they changed their name to Ground Floor Theatre and updated their mission to concentrate on works by and for under represented communities.  They are an incubator to foster and grow new and groundbreaking works that shine a light on groups that seldom bask in light.

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