Everyone has worked so hard on it, and we only had a month to put together this full length show – one month to put together the script, the act, the costumes, and the choreography..Prepare to be astounded <3

Check out the staff pick the Louisville Eccentric Observer gave us

We also got to do a fun spot on WFPK with Laura Shine. I had to rush straight from where I was doing costume to the radio station, and then to dress rehearsal, so it was tremendous walking down 4th st live! in the cold wearing an outfit that was barely there from the waist down….All the fellas said hello to me on the way, though. ha! Mike Nusser was wearing his fedora for the show with skulls across the front, so he looked like some kind of pimp. Al Holbrook and Mike got to each play a song on the air, and all I could do was think about how awesome it is to have such talent in this show.

(Speaking of the costume…I am so proud of myself! I do not sew, and I made it myself with the supervision of beautiful Miss Christiane Nicoulin! – Photo below)

This year is only a week old and already it has been fantastic and beautiful, stressful and terrifying, keeping me up nights with it’s desire to feed and grow. I think we’re going to get along rather well, and this year is going to grow up to change the world as we know it <3

I hope to see you at the show tomorrow! Tickets are $20 ..if you can’t make it, I hope to see you at our official cast party at Howl at the Moon! I have tickets for you to get in free, eat for free, and enjoy half price drinks

Also, I just found out that I will be on the radio show The state of Affairs on WFPL with author Karen Abbott to discuss her book “American Rose” and burlesque.

Amidst all this Doomsday Lover buzz, don’t forget to come enjoy magical nights of variety and recharge your batteries at Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard on Mondays at zazoos in St. Matthews of Louisville, Ky. We start between 7 and 8 pm and it’s all ages until 10 pm (tho rated pg -13 regularly).

Here’s the official information on Doomsday Lover

Buy tickets ahead of time at http://thealleytheater.org/site/?p=990

Even in the End Times, The show must go on!

…When a love affair leads to the end times, Divinity Rose as a Doomsday Lover….to seek out other magical people before leaving the dead behind to seek out more life.

This highly interactive and hilarious post-apocalyptic burlesque stars zombies, showgirls, a reporter and YOU.

Don’t miss the chance to see Divinity Rose and an all star cast of Louisville talents perform like you’ve never seen them before, including a zombie fashion show by Rachel French of Venomiss Designs.

(Darshwood the Conjuror, Jaime Duvall, Jorena Faulkner, Dennis Bell, Dusty June, Mike Nusser, Cyndi Snow, Katie Durham, Ed Black, Va Va Vixens, Cirque Airotic, and others fill out the cast and help keep the dead under control)

Rising starlet Divinity Rose has performed theater, comedy, spoken word, and song in over 15 cities nationally and is best known locally for hosting “Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard” in many different Louisville venues and “You Can’t Do That on Piano” at Howl at the Moon on Fourth Street Live!. Recently, she stole the hearts of hundreds of audience members as emcee of “Va Va Vintage,” a burlesque show she helped to write at Art Sanctuary and the Alley Theater, and in the show BlackJack that she co-produced with Cirque Airotic.

In March 2010, she released the first of her graphic novels—”Diaries of a Godling: The Promise”— which introduced a storyline that will continue to unfold on stage, page, and the Internet.

The next step in the journey (originally presented in the book) will be taken on Jan. 8, 2011 at Art Sanctuary and the Alley Theater with Divinity Rose as a “Doomsday Lover”— a highly interactive, hilarious, and sexy burlesque variety show/concert set in a post- apocalyptic world. For this show, she will be releasing new original songs with Ohio musician Al Holbrook.

Calling all the Magical People…Buy your tickets today! Don’t be left behind!

Come in costume as zombie or survivor night of show to receive $2 coupon to the bar.
Tables up front in the high action area may be purchased/reserved for up to four people for $100.
Ads may be purchased in program by contacting divinityrose@gmail.com (some levels of advertising include a reserved table).

The upcoming event will also feature an online contest. By joining the street team for Divinity Rose on ReverbNation.com, members will receive instructions on how to win $50, a T-shirt and a copy of her graphic novel.

“People can win by helping to collect magical people for the end times,” Divinity said. “We want no one left behind!”

To enter, please visit http://www.reverbnation.com/divinityrose and click “Street Team Missions” for more information.

This immersive and interactive show starts Jan. 8, 2011 at 8 pm at Art Sanctuary and the Alley Theater at “The Pointe”—located at 1205 E. Washington Street in Louisville. Tickets are $20; however, patrons who come in costume (as zombies, showgirls or survivors) will receive a $2 coupon to the bar. Front row VIP table s

eating can be reserved in advance for up to four people for $100. Tickets can be purchased in advance at http://www.art-sanctuary.com/.

Even in the end times, the show must go on!

Prepare your minds! On that fateful night, Cirque Airotic aerial burlesque troop and I bring you BLACKJACK!

I’ll be dealing up 21 delicious acts that make everyone a winner including singers, dancers, comedy, magic and more Can you beat the dealer at her own game?

Tickets are only $12. That’s a lot of entertainment for less than $20! The imagery on this one is going to be beautiful, and two of the aerialists will dangle amongst the audience!

Va Va Vintage is finally done.The after party was the most fun I’ve had at karaoke in years. It was pretty much entire bar sing along night. Thirty of us sang Bad Romance, Love Shack, Bohemian Rhapsody…all the sappy party songs..but it was a whole bar of friends and strangers at one with each other. It was one of those rare moments of bliss, where everything else disappears. It makes me a little sad as I hear Boyz II Men singing “hard to say good bye” in my head. It was an awesome cast and show. That’s one of the signs I was slated for show business, though. When I was a child, my favorite thing was going to summer camp and being family with everyone for a couple weeks and then moving on. I made some amazing friendships through the production, and deepened some old ones. I also had to answer a bazillion times that Mike Nusser is not my husband, even though we dance together very well.

Speaking of Mike Nusser. He’s one of my favorite beloveds and we often sing together at my weekly variety show Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard. We decided to release a recording of us singing his song Suicide last Monday with Larry Doyle on harmonica. I was sick, and the recording is live, so it’s a little rough….but that’s real, and sometimes that’s the best part of Sub Rosa: how raw it is. There’s even a fun little bit of banter at the beginning of it. I think Mike was a little jealous that I was in deep conversation with national poet and beloved Truth B. Told, who was also there and I have video to prove it.

The Free track from Nusser and I is available to listen to at my Reverb Nation page. It is free to download and take a piece of Sub Rosa with you if you are a member of my email newsletter! (If you’re receiving this in your email from ReverbNation) If you aren’t, don’t worry. You can go to my page and sign up or you can go to www.divinityrose.com and sign up! (If you’re receiving this email from ReverbNation, there should be a link at the bottom of this email to download it!)

And don’t forget, I have a contest going right now where you can win $50, one of my new T-shirts and a copy of Diaries of a Godling: The Promise (my graphic novel). All you have to do is help me gather magical people for the end times! We want no one left behind!! You can join my street team at my ReverbNation and click on the mission on the right hand side of the page for instructions on how to use the widgets to gather people and be tracked for the prizes.

January 8, 2011, Divinity Rose as a Doomsday Lover. Even in the end times, the show must go on! This hilarious and sexy burlesque is set in post apocalyptic times and stars zombies, showgirls, a reporter and YOU! It is highly interactive and you want to get your tickets before they sell out! You can buy a ticket or you can buy a whole table so you and your survival crew can sit right up front amidst the action. It also features entertainment from some of Louisville’s favorite performers such as Jaime Duvall, Mike Nusser, Jorena Faulkner, Cyndi Snow, and a zombie fashion show by Rachel French of Venomiss designs. Tickets can be bought ahead of time at http://www.art-sanctuary.com

So much news! I know! I am on a busy journey, and I am so grateful that each of you are on the rise with me!! The path our hearts lead us on send us ever upward, closer and closer to the bright star that guides us! Hearing from you keeps me alive and going even when the times get tough! Write to me and let me know how your dreams are progressing!

Love, Light and Blessings to send you through your dreams!

xoxoxo
Love,
Divinity Rose

This video is a pretty big deal for me, as it has allowed me to go back through time to uproot a painful memory. We all suffer pain through our lives and if we fail to release our attachment to the pain or the source of the pain, it can sometimes take over and rule our worlds. We must stay ever diligent in our ability to be aware of the world we are creating around us and aware of what we allow into it.

I hope to inspire others to take the quest to find and uproot the evil rulers that lurk in the shadows of their mind, keeping them from being righteous rulers of vibrant worlds that bring them every dream and pleasure.  Don’t forget, you’re never alone and along the way, you will always be given what you need and will find others who are happy to help.

I got to watch the raw footage last night and I am so stoked! I can’t wait to share this latest creation with you!! We are releasing it June 26 at Diamond Pub and Billiards in Louisville, Ky with a huge zombie round up celebration   Round up as many zombies as you can and bring ‘em on in!

Here are some awesome photos by some wonderfully talented people!!

Photos by Rosella Pearl, Tim Druck,  Kimber Woosley,  and John Thompsett:

Do you know someone who could use help overcoming a lurking memory or past hurt?  Please help me inspire others by sharing the news about this video with friends and family on facebook.

Love and Light to send you through your dreams.

And since the haunting season is now past, I am releasing “The Dead Walk the Earth” for viewing online. I hope you enjoy it!   That’s right, this is the official online premiere/release of “The Dead Walk the Earth”!

Special thanks to the many many people involved in making it!

The Dead Walk the Earth

The Fashion Show

We’re releasing it with a huge bash! So, here’s the info

Diamonds Pub and Billiards in Louisville, Ky

3814 Frankfort Ave

The undead rise and take over the Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard!!!

The Dead Walk the Earth!!

Thanks to some awesome hearts of art:

NO COVER CHARGE! NO COVER CHARGE! NO COVER CHARGE!!

August 28, 2009, the undead take over Diamonds Pub and Billiards for the world premiere of “The Dead Walk the Earth”, a video Doomsday Lover musical farce  written/produced/directed by local performer/producer/writer Divinity Rose along with the help of some friends from the gypsie courtyard.

In honor of the release, we’re throwing one heck of a party, and we want you to celebrate with us!!!

Music by Ok Zombie

Art by Dick Starr and Matt Goodlet

A huge fashion show on the  Zombie Catwalk with a half zombie puppet host

fashions by Rachel French of Venom Miss Designs and fx by Rev Jesse Meyer of Forgive My Sin Productions, and Jeremy Atkins: hair by Rebecca Edwards.

A casket ride simulator from Psychomania Haunted House.  Get in and take a ride… (from 8 – 9:30 only)

Give aways to best zombie costume in audience! (judged by Fx artist: Bill Wieger – Species, Powder, Blade, more…www.billwieger.com)

Give aways include:

Autographed Zombie Novels by several authors including:

Autographed copy of Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z by Max Brooks, and samplers of his new book The Zombie Guide: Recorded Attacks, which you can now pre order from Amazon.com.

Empire by David Dunwoody

Dead City by Joe McKinney

Zombies!!! The game from Twilight Creations

Makers Mark Dipped Mason Jars for the first 50 through the door.

Meet and network with several  Great Fx artists for the Zombie Walk the following day!!

$5 Zombie Drink Specials!

Sign up for open mic slots and to walk the catwalk ( in your own zombie get up) goes out at 8 pm – show starts at 9 pm…

The video was shot in May at Little Big Horse Trails in La Grange, Kentucky.  It’s a musical representation of the poem “The Dead Walk the Earth” by Divinity Rose.  Many local Louisville and Lexington hearts of art were involved in production: Mike Wright, Steven Norm Matthews, Kristoffer Rommel, Danny O Day, Ben Wood, Erika Rivertree, Rod Adams, Ed Black, Taylor Woods, Ken Cravens, Megan Kaleher, Roni Jonah, Rev Jesse Meyer, Toni and Rhyan Sprague, Cody Austin, Will Cravens, Jacob Goldberg, Tony Minzenberger and The Sirens (Kri and Headdy).

photo by Will Cravens

(don’t forget you have to click over to www.doggeddreamcreations.com/divinityrising to see photos/video)

I’ve been so insanely busy I haven’t been able to make a post in a while, so there’s going to be a bunch packed into one here…

If you missed it, the courier Journal ran a short bit in the Friday features about yours truly and Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard

Today’s news: RAIN! Lots of it! What a strange 24 hours it has been. The energy at Diamond’s last night was crazy strange and tense. There was a slow start to the night, followed by a few fights.  The full moon is in full swing. We’ve never had fights there before.  Then, I awoke this morning to what sounded like explosions. A HUGE thunderstorm was underway – monsoon! we had 6 inches of rain in 90 minutes.  When it let up, I left mys tudio to set off across town to pick up the kiddo.

Everywhere I turned roads were closed, or rivers had sprung up, blocking roads with unmeasured amounts of water. Those who dared try to cross them found themselves stuck. In other areas, cars floated down roads.  I worked through the city like a maze, turning here and there when I’d come to a blocked road.  I saw one car floating but completely submerged under an overpass with just the tip top of it sticking out above the water.  I finally mazed my way to a road leading to the expressway that was not blocked but was full of awful traffic.  The expressway in the direction I needed to go was complete stand still for miles and miles, so I and others backed down the ramp and headed the other way …I went all the way around the city and found myself where I needed to be.  Loaded up on groceries, picked up the kiddo, and am now holed up at a friend’s catching up on pc stuff instead of the meetings that were planned for today.

Whew! I am so grateful and blessed to be safe, dry and with my kiddo!

Coming up: We are releasing “The Dead Walk the Earth”, our musical zombie farce, on August 28. This premiere party is goign to be something you don’t want to miss!!!!

Here’s some highlights:

A catwalk zombie fashion show with designs by Venomiss Designs, make up by Rev jesse Meyer.

A zombie puppet  who will be co-hosting with Ed Black

Fright Night Film Fest will have a table set up

OK Zombie is our featured music act!

Horror artist Dick Starr and paintings by Matt Goodlett

A casket ride! A simulator built by the folks at Psychomania Haunted House

Giveaways by author Max Brooks (author of Zombie Survival Guide)

Zombie Drink Specials

Scotty and Bobby out on the back deck!

With that, here’s some great photography by Will Cravens from the cowgirls/zombie video we’ll be releasing

That’s it with my news for now, I think. I hope you’re all doing well and that your dreams are unfolding in beautiful ways. Be sure to update me

In addition to all this excitement, a dear friend of mine has been doing pretty well in a music competition:

please help  him stay at the top in the  contest: He’s a beautiful shining light, and his music deserves

You can vote TEN times for the song “Empower” by Tribe of Eden in each category!!!!! EVERY DAY!

here’s how you can help him:

Here are the steps one needs to take to join KIAC as a listener (it’s free) and thereby be able to vote. You will have 10 votes/day in each of the categories my song EMPOWER is entered — ROCK and HARD ROCK/METAL. The plan is to use ALL 10 VOTES for EMPOWER, in each category, once daily. That’s what will give me a fighting chance.
STEP ONE: Create a KIAC User Account
a. Go to this address – http://IACmusic.com/SubmitUser.aspx . Fill in the blanks and submit. TaDa you are done!
STEP TWO: Vote for BRY!
a. Once your KIAC User Account is active, you will see a list of destinations within KIAC at the top of your page – Signup, Login, Charts, Stations etc.
b. Click on “Stations”
C. On the “Stations” page you will find a list called “Contest 2009″
d. My song EMPOWER is entered in the “2009 Hard Rock/Metal Entries” and the “2009 Rock Entries”. Click on one to vote for EMPOWER in that category, then when you have cast all 10 votes for EMPOWER go back to the Stations page and repeat the voting process in the other category.
e. Let’s go through voting for EMPOWER at “2009 Rock Entries”. Click on it!
f. You will go to the 2009 Rock Entries page. Once there, notice a little icon under the word RADIO on the upper right part of the page. It says “sort by # of votes”. CLICK ON IT!
g. Now you will see all the songs in the contest, arranged by how many votes they have. If I do well, you will always see my picture and the song EMPOWER at or near the top of the list!
h. Vote 10 times for EMPOWER and you are done. Then return to the Stations Page, find the Hard Rock/Metal station and repeat the process.
i. You can do this once every 24 hours, but I’m not sure when they measure from.
THAT’S IT! These instructions will make it simple for your friends to go through the process. Once you have your own User Account, voting in both categories takes about 5 minutes/day.

Hurray! It was tough editing it down – Taylor did a great job really catching the entire day, but I’m trying to keep all my videos under ten minutes, so I tried to keep to the funnies.

So, Here’s the video! Enjoy! (don’t forget – if you’re reading this in your inbox, you’ll have to come over to the blog to see the video at www.doggeddreamcreations.com/divinityrising

On another note, I’m mourning the engine of my RV. The engine locked up last night on my way back from taking a load to my new studio.  So, we had it towed back to it’s parking space at the studio. I’ve got a mechanic looking for another motor for me at junkyards, but I’m waiting to see cost on that.  In the meantime, I’m looking for a cheap alternative vehicle.  Poor poor Rv. It was quite an adventure in itself! The engine locked up while we were on the expressway, so I’m very grateful that we are all safe. We also noticed a cracked manifold, so it may just be time to say good bye to this RV.

There’s not really a whole lot I can do right now except try to be still and listen.  I find that moments like this are a great opportunity to reflect and check our inner road maps.  So, I’m maintaining faith that all works out for the best and trusting that all works together for good And, I’m enjoying getting the new studio set up.

On the upside, the Gypsie Courtyard events continue to do well and are growing.   They’ve been more fun than I ever hoped for, and I’ve really enjoyed the last couple weeks.

When following your dream/the path you feel is laid out for you, it’s pretty troubling when you hit road bumps. However, seeing these road bumps as opportunities can really help you learn to fly over them.  What difficulties are teaching you to maintain your focus this week? How is your faith and trust being tested  in your ability to make everything work for your benefit?

Leave me a comment…let me know I’m not alone. Share the video with a friend or two. Give me a hug.

Thanks… I needed that.

Divinity Rose in her furry chaps

The preparation leading up to it was exhausting! I hosted Sub Rosa, the Gypsie Courtyard monday night  where we featured Ben Evans of Yert.com, who had hilarious episodes to share with us. In addition to that, we featured Mike Wright’s music and some talented acting by Jon Adams.  Some amazing filmmakers also showed up and shared some of their work,  and  it kept me out late.  I got just a few hours sleep before I had to get on the ball picking up items from sponsors and getting everything ready for the shoot. With help from Taylor, I was able to get it all done by about 2 in

the morning….So, I got about 4 hours sleep and then had to be up at 6 am to get out the door and pick up a couple more items such as the generat

or and Heine Bros coffee before heading to Lagrange. We arrived about 9 am and I didn’t return home until about 1:30 am the next morning, because of clean up and then dropping off equipment and items after the shoot. Needless to say, I was pretty exhausted.

Everyone on the set was amazing, though. I am so truly blessed to have had such a beautiful group of people on board. They really made the project a  HUGE success. Everyone had something beautiful and awesome to contribute.

Over the next couple weeks, behind the scenes videos and photos are going to show up here, but here’s one of Kri, Headdy and I gathering the items to transform ourselves into wild hearted fun lovin, zombie herdin cowgirls!

One of the reasons, I’ve come to a place where I was able to make this video and have such an awesome experience is because I faced my difficulty trusting others. Film is such a collaborative process that you have to be able to have faith in the abilities of those helping you and trust their know – how.  It was such an amazing opportunity to witness the power of a group effort with people who trust each other.   You have to let go of control and move with the day.  What is something that you want to accomplish? What’s something you have to let go of? How can you let go of control and trust in the vision for your life and where it takes you? Do you have problems trusting certain people or situations? What would you find most freeing?

Don’t forget, if you’re receiving this via email, you’ll have to come over to the site to see the video   Also, don’t forget to leave me a comment and share this with all your friends

Love, light and blessings to send you through your dream as Divinity rises within you.

This video is kind of a big deal for me.  It’s the largest I’ve directed/produced with a full cast and crew, livestock and an external location on a gorgeous 500 acre horse farm that offers trail rides. I’m really excited about it. The cast includes Tony and Myself, The Sirens, Rani Newman, Danny O day, an ovw wrestler, and an array of other beautiful souls! It’s quite studded with musicians and other local shining hearts of art!

As busy as I’ve been with Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard and getting ready for this shoot, I still had some time over the weekend to get away to a local park with my friend, Taylor.  It was nice to be out in nature. I really needed it.

Here’s some clips. Enjoy!

One thing I’ve really learned as a producer of live and video events is to learn to let go of control issues – the constant changing and shifting world of entertainment will certainly teach you to live in the now.  It’s usually by letting go that I am given what I need.    What about you? How can letting go of control help you in accepting the gifts flowing towards you?  What kind of “have tos” have you put in place that are blocking you from realizing your dreams?   What about foam fighting? Wanna take me on? Let’s do it!!