Happy fall, Voxel friends and neighbors!

We've finally finished reading over 70 submissions for next year's Summer Artist Residency program — an incredible array of talented artists from Baltimore and beyond.

We've heard some folks say, "hey, you should talk more about what you're doing over there!" to which we say "but isn't it annoying when a theater emails you too much?" to which those first people say "a little more wouldn't hurt, guys" to which we say "what if we started a TikTok?" to which those first people say "that's cool too but also email me a little more".

So FINE, I guess people want to "know what we're doing" and are annoyed when they "can't make plans".

In that spirit we're going to share a little more and a little further in advance.

Starting with: the artists who are leading the projects you'll be seeing here next summer! Check 'em out:

Unique Robinson is a poet/MC, playwright, professor, host, and proud Baltimore native. Unique is a lifelong artivist, with 20+ years of performance experience. She is the Director of MICA’s MFA Community Arts Program, and has released a variety of books, short films, and musical projects.

Kenneth Something is a father, poet, playwright and organizer. As a poet, Kenneth takes great pride in being a 3x National Poetry Slam Champion and supporting the creative community as the director of programs for the Black Arts District.

Andrew Hungerford is a theatremaker with a scenographic approach to storytelling who has been a part of over 300 shows. Previous adaptations for performance include Crypsis, The Light at the End of a World, and The Light Chasers. www.andrewhungerford.com

Louis Williams, III is a Baltimore-bred Playwright, burgeoning Artistic Director and Pan-African storyteller hailing from the Black Radical Tradition who wields his pen in order to weave narratives about the African Diaspora that are simultaneously sophisticated, challenging and optimistic.

Francesco Leandri is excited for their directorial debut at the Voxel, having worked in the space as a puppeteer. They began work on RED ALERT! in February 2025 as a dramaturg and are eager to bring the show to life.

Rachel Moss is a writer and composer from Baltimore. She is excited to introduce her debut musical RED ALERT! at The Voxel.

Nikki Ann Hartman is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary Theatre Artist with interests in the Theatre of Social Conscience, Magical Realism, Solo Performance, and Farce. An SDC Theatre Director and Associate Professor of Theatre, Nikki teaches and directs in the United States and Munich, Germany.

Lorelei Ensemble creates and champions bold new music that elevates and amplifies women’s voices. They lead the field toward a place where the sounds, words, and stories that define the vocal ensemble repertoire are as diverse, expansive, and powerful as the artists themselves.

Andrea Conte is a writer, researcher, and media artist who uses public records research as a means to illustrate the carceral state and reimagine social and reparative justice. His work has appeared in Hammer and Hope, Film Quarterly, Baltimore Magazine, and The Washington Post.

The Voxel is a theater laboratory in the heart of Baltimore City. We are an incubator, research lab, teaching center, and resource for local and national performing artists. We have an old Instagram and a new TikTok, which are both ways you can see what we're doing without getting emails.

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