NYC Actress/Poet Michelle Seabreeze @ The Inspired Word All-Star Showcase

Videos - Amber Tamblyn & Bonnie Tamblyn @ The Inspired Word

Amber & Bonnie Tamblyn Go BOOM: A Mother-Daughter Evening of Explosive Poetry, Music & Foul Language @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC. Hosted by Nathan P.

Amber and Bonnie rocked the house. Got a standing ovation and called back for an encore!

Amber Tamblyn is a Venice, California native. She has been a writer and actress since the age of nine. She was nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film. In 2005, Simon & Schuster published her debut collection of poetry Free Stallion. In 2007 she won the Locarno Film Festival award for Best Actress for her work in the film "Stephanie Daley," in which she starred opposite actress Tilda Swinton. She most recently appeared in FOX's television show "HOUSE" and in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed film, "127 Hours" opposite James Franco. She will next appear in Horton Foote's "Main Street" opposite Colin Firth. She is most recognized for her work as Joan on the CBS television program "Joan of Arcadia." She is the producer of "The Drums Inside Your Chest," an annual poetry concert (thedrumsinsideyourchest.com) and the nonprofit, Write Now Poetry Society (writenowpoets.org). Her second book of poetry and prose Bang Ditto (Manic D. Press) was released last Fall. She writes for The Poetry Foundation and lives in NYC. For more info, please visit http://www.amtam.com/.

Bonnie Tamblyn is a Californian singer/songwriter. She has written over 60 songs and released four albums, including the most recent Winter Wind. She performs with her daughter, poet and actress Amber Tamblyn in a vaudevillian variety show that encompasses beautiful harmonies, comedic Hollywood horror stories and lots of booze.

Videographer: Laurence Wallace http://www.laurencewallace.com/

Music by: Dan-O http://www.danosongs.com/

Actress/Writer Diana Arnold @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word

Actress/Writer Diana Arnold performing a new piece celebrating her 10-year anniversary in New York City @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 @ One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC. Hosted by Gemineye.

Note: Ms. Arnold ended up receiving a standing ovation for this piece.

Diana Arnold is an actress who starred in her own one woman show 86'd, which explored the world of a New York City waitress. In complicated poetic verse, both poignant and comedic, she told her story about a life with a father living with Cerebral Palsy and how restaurants saved her life.

Videographer: Eugene Woody
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Opening photos by: Jay Franco

Video - Poet/Actress Lillian Rodriguez @ The Inspired Word

Poet/Actress Lillian Rodriguez @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC. Hosted by HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye.

Rodriguez was raised in the Bronx. She is an actor and a spoken word poet. First working with International WOW Theatre Company in the summer of 2009, she has since, had her Fringe Festival, NYC debut in "Survival of the Fittest," was 'Helen of Troy' in "The Trojan Women" at Looking Glass Theatre, and acted in "Men Die and They Aren't Happy," a film touring the world (from Miami to Haifa, Israel). She works as an Associate Correspondent on Diplomatically Incorrect at the United Nations, where she interviews women active in art and diplomacy; exploring the notion of the "Diplomat Artist." Lillian just finished shooting the second webisode of "Red Notice," she plays a lead in this webseries based off Dante's Inferno. For more info, please check out http://www.lillianrodriguez.com/.

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new spoken word poetry open mic series happening every Tuesday and Thursday night in downtown Manhattan, produced by longtime journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner.

Venue: One and One, downstairs Nexus Lounge, 76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue), Manhattan, New York City.

Videographer: Amanda Hiciano

Video - Actress/Poet Lillian Rodriguez - "I'm From the Bronx"

Watch more on lillianrodriguez.com

Ms. Rodriguez will be featuring @ The Inspired Word on Thursday, May 26. One & One (downstairs Nexus Lounge), 76 E 1st St (corner of 1st Ave), Manhattan.

Please check out her links:

http://www.lillianrodriguez.com/

http://www.projectgirlperformancecollective.org/

Acting Demo Reel of Inspired Word Artistic Director Brigitte Viellieu-Davis!

The demo reel of Inspired Word Artistic Director and NYC actress Brigitte Viellieu-Davis. Watch clips of Brigitte skillful acting on such great TV shows as All My Children, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, and Blue Bloods.

For more info on Brigitte, please visit her brand new website http://www.brigitteviellieudavis.com/