Out The Box: A 3 Woman 1 Woman Show is the first stage project by KaShKe Prods. Out The Box is comprised principally of solo pieces written, performed and directed by the three gifted African American women of KaShKe. The show is a powerful statement to the entertainment industry that the enormity and range of talent found amongst women of color should not be denied because of narrow preconceptions based on ethnicity, age, gender or economic level. The show entertains through a fantastic blend of comedic sketches, dramatic pieces and multimedia vignettes. The heart of the show is the moving solo performances which breathe life into unforgettable characters such as a woman with two jobs trying to regain custody of her child from Social Services, a gang girl who reveals the revenge she inflicted upon an abusive lover, and a young woman who excitedly anticipates her deflowering courtesy of the Big Man on Campus.

While the three women showcase of their broad range of talents they share their moments of aesthetic inspiration and challenge the audience to step outside their own personal boxes. Out The Box has been invited to numerous theatres and universities throughout Southern California and cross the country. Out The Box was invited to the 2007 National Black Theatre Festival and can be seen at The Whitefire Theatre, in Sherman Oaks, CA throughout 2007.

To think Out The Box you have to See more than what is in front of you , Hear octaves beyond your range, Feel deeper than your emotional comfort level, Believe the unbelievable, Go against the Grain, Fight the status quo, Expect the unexpected, Challenge tradition, Take the road less traveled, Never accept no. Be Original, Be True, Be You. Out The Box!

Upcoming Show Dates:

McCadden Place Theatre
Wednesdays: September 12th & October 10th
1157 McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90038
7:30pm, $20.00

For Reservations: 310-229-5312

Past Show Dates:

2007 National Black Theatre Festival
July 31st - August 4th - Winston Salem, North Carolina

The Whitefire Theatre Solo Series:
February - July, 2007 Sherman Oaks, Ca,

Flight Theatre
October 1-31, 2006 - Hollywood, CA

Lincoln University
October 19, 2005 - Richardson Audition, Jefferson City, MO

Embodi Black Women’s Theatre Festival
September 23-24, 2005 - Inglewood Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA

McCadden Place Theatre
March 1-30, 2005 - Hollywood, CA

Out The Box Critic Reviews:

The wave:

There is no standout because this chain has no weak links - each woman is as talented, beautiful, and able as the one standing next to her.

The show is a rare find: a steak in a sea of hamburgers.
With this cornucopia of talent it's surprising that Taylor, Blake, and Ferguson aren't the big time celebrities they long to be.

Lincoln:

Later the ladies performed reverse casting monologues called 'Mandy Rudy', 'Hebrew 13', and 'Comedy Dreamin' where they all stepped out of their boxes and became something more than what they were labeled, they showed all of us in superb form performances of the roles the industry said they couldn't play.

Tolucan Times:

They stand on metal boxes and say repeatedly "What do you see?" Then in the next 90 minutes they prove they can be any character in any situation with clever costume changes, carefully observed body language, and a change of voice inflection, to create a host of characters, none recognizable as themselves