"Who Will Sing for Lena"  

A theatre piece that chronicles the true story of a black domestic worker in Cuthbert, Georgia who was imprisoned with men before being executed for killing her long time employer/abuser.

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Vanessa Adams-Harris has 16 years of theatre experience.  Her credits include print/commercial modeling,  state, as well as national appearances with award winning shows and her one woman dramatic portrayals as Rosa Parks and Ada Lois Sipuel-Fisher.  She is the Performing Arts Coordinator for the Resonance Center for Women in Tulsa, Oklahoma, developing workshops for women’s personal monologues.

Her appearances with The University of Tulsa, and The University of Oklahoma as well as being an award winning actor for her portrayals of Lady Red in for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow was enuf’ by Ntozake Shange, and 103 year old Sadie Delaney in Having Our Say – The Delaney Sisters’ First 100 Years by Emily Mann, as well as her portrayal of Lena Mae Baker in Who Will Sing For Lena? by Janice Liddell, showcases  the versatility of her acting abilities.

Her continued involvement with the American Association of Community Theatre has gained her numerous awards at OCTAFEST ’01, ’03 and ‘06  and regional SW-AACTFEST ’01, ’03 and ’07, and highlights her compelling presence and unforgettable talent.

In addition, she has worked as an Artist in Residence with the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa for ’01-’03 working with TPS 5th graders in Drama and The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of America-Mabee North summer ’02-‘03 program Theatre North’s Theatre By Me I and II. 

In 2005, Adams-Harris was awarded the very prestigious individual artist Jingle Feldman Award by the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa for her one woman show “Rosa Parks-My Story”. 

She has been invited to perform in March 22-25, 2007 at the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival and she will appear April 14-16, 2007 at the SW-AACTFEST ’07 in Alexandria, LA as Lena Baker in “Who Will Sing for Lena?”  

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