ABOUT

Rye Lanae Boothe

Rye Lanae Boothe is a poet, director, and multidisciplinary artist. She grew up onstage in the KC youth theater scene. While attending a ministry school in California, she studied acting, dance, and poetry. She delights in creative relationships, some of her favorite collaborations being her work with Gummy Vitamins (2022) as producer and performer, Unravel (2017, 2019) as director and co-producer, and Glitter Trash (2018) as co-producer, writer, and performer with Madison Mae Parker. Her poetry chapbook "I Have a Crush on Everyone and Everyone has a Crush on Me" debuted in 2019. Her favorite project is Magic Typewriter Surprise, where Rye will travel to events with her typewriter and on the spot, write you a poetic snapshot of your soul. She uses poetry to digest life and to queer the toxic narratives that she inherited, also to deal with her perpetual crush on everyone. She believes in making art to heal herself and heal the world. You can find her on Instagram at @rye.lanae.boothe.