PROJECT KNOWLEDGE- Day 35, 36, & 37

Days 35, 36, & 37: West Bloomfield, singing at Fleischman Retirement Home, & our Detroit Benefit!

We woke up Monday morning refreshed from a great night’s sleep in the beautiful Kaye home. We spent the morning catching up on some work and then headed to Randi’s Mom’s office to meet with her boss and the owner of Yessian Music, Dan Yessian. Yessian is a global collective of producers, composers, music supervisors, research creative’s and recording artists with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Detroit. We had an incredible talk with Dan about how he started his business and how it’s evolved into what it is today. He was really interesting to talk to as the music industry is facing a lot of the same challenges that the theatre currently faces. He had some really inspiring stories and great advice for us. We topped the night off with a wonderful meal cooked by Chef Brad!! By the way... Junior has fallen in love with the Kaye's!

Most of Tuesday was spent working at the house (except a small outing to replace Amy’s busted ipod). We went for dinner in Birmingham where we sat and talked with Sheldon, Lyne and her daughter Kasey. Lyne is a personal trainer as well as working at Ecostore with Randi’s Dad. . After a delicious dinner we all returned to the house for another performance of “Living Room a New Dream.” After some song and dance we sat and had a really great talk with Sheldon. Although Sheldon’s business is completely unrelated to theatre, his business model and his principles as the CEO are things that we’ll strive for as we form our company. It was another inspiring evening for all of us.

The next day, we had the amazing opportunity of performing at the Fleischman Retirement Home that afternoon. There were about 50 residents that we performed for (and with!) including Randi’s incredible grandma Margie. We had everyone singing along to all the great standards and we even had a few people up on the dance floor!

We left Fleischman feeling amazing and ready for our Detroit benefit at the Farmington Civic Theatre in Farmington, MI. The evening couldn’t have been more perfect. Helen and Charlie worked so hard organizing the event, getting all of our food and drinks set up, and filling the theatre with all of their wonderful friends. It was a truly successful evening in every sense. We can’t thank everyone enough for their incredible support and most importantly Helen and Charlie for EVERYTHING that they did for us!! Thank you West Bloomfield!!

PROJECT KNOWLEDGE- Day 14

Day 14: Hilton Head Benefit!

Our incredible host, Susan, planned an action packed day for us, beginning with a breakfast of fruit and homemade banana bread! Our first activity of the day was a visit to the Fraser Health Center which Susan frequents every monday to play bingo and bring chocolate to the residents. For an hour we sang old standards and show tunes, and Randi even did a few tap dance numbers for them! We're so happy we had the opportunity to connect with the Fraser community, and share such a special afternoon!









We then stopped at the Jiva Yoga Center (where the benefit was being held) to take a yoga class with our new friend Vicky who is an incredible instructor. After an hour of yoga and a quick perusal of the space, we grabbed a quick dinner and returned to Susan's house to get ready for our 8:00 benefit!



Susan organized the entire benefit for us, providing wine and hors d'oeuvres, and doing all the advertising and publicity in the local paper. To hold up our end of the bargain, all we had to do was literally show up and perform! At 8:00 the guests arrived for the reception to socialize and partake of the wine and the healthy and delicious food made by a local chef, Patty Lipkins. Local high schoolers, Ella, Brenna, Laura, Haley, and Marissa did a fantastic job of passing out the refreshments and greeting guests.





A special thanks to Jean and Ken Rio for donating their yoga studio for our event! It was the first time we have ever performed a benefit show in a non-theatre type space. It proved to be a really awesome experience. Everyone had to take off their shoes to enter the studio, and since there weren't many chairs, our guests sat on yoga bolsters and blankets. During the performance, Randi even put a wooden plank on top of a yoga mat so she could tap dance!!! The evening was a great success as we were able to share our company's goals and mission with a lot of people who weren't familiar with us prior to the event!

We are so grateful to Susan and her family for their incredible generosity and hospitality during our stay. We are so sad to leave, but we have to get on the road to Asheville, NC!

Transcendence Theatre Los Angeles Benefit 2010

To generate excitement and formally announce "Project Knowledge", our current research tour across the country, we held a benefit performance at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles on February 20th, 2010. It was a wonderfully successful evening of song, dance, light fare, and a special screening of video footage from our company's first project in Mexico. We had a fabulous turnout of over 100 patrons including at least 12 residents of Punta Banda who had driven up from Mexico to attend our event! We explained our project and its mission, and the outpouring of love and support gave us an incredible boost towards gearing up for our 2-month tour! To learn more details about our upcoming research tour please watch Amy Miller's LA Benefit keynote speech below!