"Slice into a Community Conversation on Culture, Class, Race & Cake"
Kelly cuts into a cake, revealing what its history and ingredients can teach us about race, class and equity in America. Experience the live performance by Dasha and her baker, plus a delicious conversation and cake.
Performance Trailer & Excerpts
Performance clips, stage baking dynamics, and audience reactions from Dasha's nationally touring show.
A Sweet Metaphor for Complex Conversations
Makin' Cake cuts through race, class, culture, and history through the lens of America's favorite dessert. Using vignette storytelling, poetry, and live baking dynamics, Dasha Kelly leads audiences through a multi-layered examination of privilege, labor, and connection.
Praise & Reactions
"Brilliant and compelling storytelling of a very serious topic. WOW!"
"Makin' Cake is brilliantly performed! Dasha creatively uses layers of cake and the evolution of its ingredients to teach the history of race, class and inequity and how 'isms' got built into our culture. Remarkable!"
"Dasha crafted an event that filled the theatre with learning, discussion, laughter, and applause! Props to Dasha for creating and delivering a meaningful message that applies to all of us."
"Dasha's way of telling a slice of America's history is captivating and makes the bad ingredients a little easier to swallow because they, too, are a part of the cake."
"And best of all, there was something baking during the production that was better than cake. The sense of community. I left feeling closer to the person next to me. And I think we could all use a second helping of that these days. Bravo."
"She takes us through history as she deals with race, culture, women's roles, class structure, inequity and more. It's a lot to bite off—no matter how you slice it."
"So deliciously presented!"

Every show culminates in real cake served to the audience alongside facilitated community conversation.
Show Overview
- 75-minute performance + 30-minute cake reception
- Ideal for theaters, universities, & civic venues
- Includes live digital visuals and baker on stage
Live Stage Show
Historic Masonic Theatre
Alleghany Highlands Arts Council Presents
510 Main Street, Clifton Forge, VA 24422
Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, Dasha Kelly stars in a one-woman theatrical work that slices into aspects of race, culture, and class in a refreshing and fun way. Part history lesson, part social science revelation, Makin' Cake leaves room for dessert and dialogue at a cake reception following the show.
All tickets are subject to a $5 fee. Tickets are nonrefundable.




Inquiries & Bookings
Represented nationally by Siegel Artist Management. For performance dates, residency packages, and educational workshops:
Gallery

Makin' Cake live audience engagement

Dasha on stage during performance

Community cake tasting post-show

Dasha Kelly with signature Makin' Cake
