PRESIDENTIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT & SPEAKERS GOLDEN VOICE AWARDS
CHERICIA CURTIS
Chericia Curtis, writer and director of the hit stage play, Soul Purpose, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. She majored in Speech Communications with a minor in marketing and is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. She has worked in the field of technology for most of her professional career in various areas of sales and marketing. She has worked for some of the world’s leading technology companies managing some of the largest Global accounts. Her current corporate position is as sales director for a private technology company that provides private network connectivity for under resourced and underserved schools and communities, and Industry 4.0 businesses and clientele. Her other technology passion is the development and release of several new apps, to be released in Spring of 2023.
She is equally excited about her new Non-Profit Organization, RiRi’s Playhouse. Her nonprofit will cater to youth in underserved communities, introducing them to the world of film and theater. The two-week summer workshop will entail all aspects of film and theater production including performing an original production created, written, and directed by the students. The Playhouse will bring in experts that will help students with the success of their project, providing them with guidance and instruction from some of the best in the industry. Every single student will have a part in the production, giving them a sense of ownership, responsibility, and success. Her passion for Christ was the biggest motivator and it is still that way today. She stays involved in her church, Antioch Christian Fellowship, Corinth, Texas, where she has been blessed to exercise her passion. She oversees the ACT Ministry (Antioch Conservatory of Thespians) under the leadership of Pastor Christopher J. Respass. The ministry performs original faith-based productions written and directed by Chericia Curtis. She also teams with tenured writer, TK Henderson for content collaboration and with songwriter/ musician Syleria Skinner for original music scores. She enjoys spending precious time with her husband, sons, family, and friends, writing/creating, exercising, cooking, and following her favorite sports teams. She commits to living life to the fullest and will forever give God the Glory for all His Goodness, Grace, and Mercy!
In her spare time, she manages with her husband, entertainment company, Broken Vessel Productions. The company produces faith-based and family friendly content for both film and stage. She currently produces, writes, and directs stage plays and is expanding that to include film in 2023. In addition, pitching several projects to major tv & motion networks. She has written and published over 10 scripts for both film and stage and will be touring her award-winning Gospel Stage Play “ Soul Purpose”, most recently debuted in Houston Texas to a sold-out audience. Touring will resume in 2023, performing across the country. The stage play features some of the hottest gospel artists in the industry along with all original songs written by Syleria Skinner.
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WOMEN ON THE RISE
