Baker Artist Portfolios

Theatre is a collaborative art form which combines words, voice, movement and visual elements to express meaning. The field of theatre encompasses not only live improvised and scripted work, but also dramatic forms such as film, television and other electronic media.

by Rae Red

If Red were a color How would you feel it? Full of excitement. Shimmering and hot. Touching the steam. Sending a shock of adrenalin through your skin. Would it feel electric? Are you aroused? Are you full of shame? Because this is not the time, Not the time to feel lust, And luscious and Dipped in hot red tips And dirty thoughts about the Wrong people And things, and we’re just friends!  

Paintings by MJ Oelke
MEDIUMS: watercolor, oil, acrylic

My first forays into the art world was, like many others, using crayons and watercolor paint. When I discovered puppetry, the skills of painting and especially landscape painting, aided in enhancing my marionette shows with scene painting skills. Painting stuck with me as a lifetime endeavor. I especially like painting watercolor landscapes, and landscapes in general.

During my time in the Baltimore Arts (and particularly Improv) Scene, I have had the good fortune to collaborate with brilliant creators in a variety of disciplines.

Outcalls' third studio album, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2022) is a response to former Recording Academy president Neil Portnow’s infamous statement in 2018 implying that women needed to “step up” if they wanted equal representation in the music industry. The 11-track album by writing team Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish is a showcase of woman-fronted collaboration and was released on February 4, 2022.

Award winning video, exploring Victorian Gothic literary themes with musicians Cheryl Wanner and Frank Gerace, known together as Dreamchild.