“A Simple Act of Courage- Rosa Parks.” (Theatre)

Ms. Adams-Harris returns to  the Festival from Oklahoma to perform for the first time this dramatic portrayal, a thought-provoking, moving account of Rosa Parks’ quiet, courageous act which reverberated throughout the United States, changed the course of history and catapulted her into the role of “Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movements.”

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Vanessa Adams-Harris has over 20 years of theatre experience.  She is Muscogee Creek/ African-American artist, actor, director, workshop facilitator and playwright.  Her credits include print/commercial modeling,  national and international appearances with award winning solo shows as Civil Rights Matriarch Rosa Parks, Oklahoma legend Ada Lois Sipuel-Fisher and her award winning appearance as Lena May Baker.  She is the creator of  Theatre By Me I and II, a theatre study for African-American children facilitating and fostering  the possibility of future playwrights, directors, actors and artist with the history of theatre for African-Americans and how children can and should be creators within the arts with the Greenwood Cultural Center-Tulsa, OK and The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club-Mabee North-Tulsa, OK.   Her appearances include both national and international stages, such as: The American Association of Community Theatre Festival,  The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival, Women’s Playwright  Conference International, Mumbai , India , Cambridge , Rust College Lyceum Series, and others.

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