“Lice” by C.M. Soto published in 2024 WILDsound Writing Festival Rhyme Poetry Contest

My poem, “Lice,” was selected for publication online at FestivalForPoetry.com. Swipe through the carousel to read the entire poem, an homage to Lice outbreaks in the public school system and the effect they can have on a family. (From my chapbook of poetry, These Are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. LICEIt begins with an itchjust above the nape.The seeds grow there.White bud, tail, and … Continue reading “Lice” by C.M. Soto published in 2024 WILDsound Writing Festival Rhyme Poetry Contest

C.M. SotoAugust 14, 2024August 19, 2024Leave a comment

Multimedia, Music, Performance Art, Stageplay, Visual Art

BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Pink Frog in Brooklyn, NY

Ice Scream Theater—a dark multi-media musical penned by and starring C.M. Soto participated in the Brooklyn Alternative Musical Theater Collective Showcase alongside Rita, the Cleaning Lady; Perfectionist Punk; Rhonda; Eco-Disaster in the Hundred Acre Wood; and Lovers on the Balcony! The matinee was SOLD OUT and that’s a wrap! Thanks to all of the friends and family who came to see the Showcase. A heartfelt … Continue reading BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Pink Frog in Brooklyn, NY

C.M. SotoOctober 23, 2023August 15, 2024Leave a comment

Multimedia, Stageplay, Visual Art

BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Schole Street Studio

Lights up on Ice Scream Theater—a dark multi-media musical written by and starring C.M. Soto. It’s opening night at the Brooklyn Alternative Musical Theater Collective Showcase in the iconic Schole Street Studio! Both shows SOLD OUT! #scholestreetstudio #icescreamtheater #cmsoto #brooklyntheater #brooklynalternativemusicaltheatercollective #musicaltheater Continue reading BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Schole Street Studio

C.M. SotoOctober 20, 2023August 15, 2024Leave a comment

Stageplay, Visual Art

Ice Scream Theater “Lopdolls” series completed

C.M. built “Lopdolls” as play props for her play, Ice Scream Theater. The dolls built from trash and household items were inspired by “Keeper of the Lops,” her poem about her childhood experiences living in a drug house with her mother’s friends, the lops (loser’s on parade, loser’s on parole, lackey’s on parole). Continue reading Ice Scream Theater “Lopdolls” series completed

C.M. SotoSeptember 1, 2023October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Performance

Vinylux freestyles “Voices” at Szimpla in Budapest

Vinylux performed at Szimpla, the oldest ruins pub in Budapest, Hungary on July 8. She improvised a spoken word version of These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House from her poetry book of the same name and followed it up with “Voices.” Video by Mike Goetz #vinyluxury Continue reading Vinylux freestyles “Voices” at Szimpla in Budapest

C.M. SotoAugust 8, 2018October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Performance, Photography, Stageplay

Ice Scream Theater production at Marigny Opera House, New Orleans

On June 30 and July 1, 2017, The Marigny Opera House presented Ice Scream Theater, a one-woman multi-media musical based on traumatic true events in the early life of the author/actor C.M. Soto (Vinylux). Built in 1853, The Marigny Opera House is a spiritual and artistic venue in the Bywater, New Orleans. THE STORY Brought up in a drug-house, 13-year-old Vinylux succumbs to the 80’s drug … Continue reading Ice Scream Theater production at Marigny Opera House, New Orleans

C.M. SotoJuly 2, 2017October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

Poetry and photography chapbook by C.M. Soto released

Second edition released! These are the Rooms to My Mother’s House tells the story of one woman’s journey from a white-trash childhood with a drug addicted mother to becoming a mother herself, plagued by the self-doubt and self-destructive behavior. Some rooms are bedtime stories like “Storage”: “When we were the children, the rooms were like gardens, and the weeding we did was done to belongings.” Some rooms … Continue reading Poetry and photography chapbook by C.M. Soto released

C.M. SotoJuly 1, 2017October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Performance, Publication

“Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

C.M. Soto’s poem about single parenting, “Puzzle Piecing” was published in the Maple Leaf Rag VI: An Anthology of Poetic Writing in January of 2018. The book was released at New Orleans Public Library – Milton H Latter Branch. Congratulation to the 60-plus writers featured in this lovely anthology. Support the local writing scene and get your copy on Amazon at this link. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

C.M. SotoDecember 22, 2016March 13, 2019Leave a comment

Performance, Stageplay

Vinylux Performs Ice Scream Theater at The Mudlark Theater 2016

The Mudlark Theater in New Orleans presented Ice Scream Theater starring C.M. Soto (as Vinylux) for three nights in July of 2016. Images by Roy Guste ABOUT THE SHOW Surround-sound theater assaults the senses in this story of a young girl’s escape from drug addiction. A chilling narrative, shock-poetry, projected imagery, and unnerving video illuminate her journey from being an addict’s child to becoming an addict, … Continue reading Vinylux Performs Ice Scream Theater at The Mudlark Theater 2016

C.M. SotoJuly 13, 2016March 13, 2019Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Performance

Vinylux is Featured Poet at Maple Leaf Poetry Series 2016

C.M. Soto (Vinylux) was the featured poet for the longest running poetry series in the City of New Orleans, The Maple Leaf Poetry Series. It took place at the popular Oak Street venue, The Maple Leaf lounge on May of 2016. Chris Champagne hosted the Sunday afternoon event. Soto performing the title song for Ice Scream Theater, and the Poem, “Keeper of the Lops.” Ice Scream … Continue reading Vinylux is Featured Poet at Maple Leaf Poetry Series 2016

C.M. SotoMay 30, 2016March 13, 2019Leave a comment