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A Rose Among Thorns: a Tribute to Rosa Parks Starring Ella Joyce Comes to Washington, DC - Sept 21-24, 2011
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Sep 12, 2011, 13:13
Actress Ella Joyce, remembered for her co-starring role of Eleanor on TV's "Roc"; Jasmine on "My Wife & Kids; and Detective Waller in the classic ladies� action film �Set If Off�, captures the famous moment in the life of Rosa Parks, affectionately called "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", in her highly acclaimed, one-woman play A Rose Among Thorns: a Tribute to Rosa Parks. The show comes to Washington, DC, after headlining Stage Aurora's 4th Annual Black Arts Festival in July.
Actress Ella Joyce, remembered for her co-starring role of Eleanor on TV's
"Roc"; Jasmine on "My Wife & Kids; and Detective Waller in
the classic ladies’ action film “Set If Off”, captures the
famous moment in the life of Rosa Parks, affectionately called "Mother
of the Civil Rights Movement", in her highly acclaimed, one-woman play
A Rose Among Thorns: a Tribute to Rosa Parks. The show comes to Washington,
DC, after headlining Stage Aurora's 4th Annual Black Arts Festival in July.
(Los Angeles, CA) Glowing reviews proclaimed A Rose Among Thorns a
'Smash Hit in Jacksonville" [Examiner.com]. Words continue to describe
Ella Joyce's performances as "mesmerizing" [Susan Gilmore, Winston-Salem
Journal]; "...spellbinding" [Ed Bumgardner, National Black Theater
Festival]; "...classy" [Jack Zink, South Florida Sun Sentinel]. The
Muslim Journal proclaimed it "Simply Amazing", and encouraged communities
to bring the show to their area. "Incredible performance" says Mary
Montoro, Los Angeles Sentinel; "...full of love" {The Grand Rapids
Press}. "Powerful", and "a must see" is echoed by all. A
Rose Among Thorns continues to be booked throughout the year since 2007, between
film projects that Ms. Joyce appears in such as Warner Bros. "Preacher's
Kid"; an hilarious cameo in the family comedy "Our Family Wedding";
"Hopelessly In June"; and she recently finished "California Solo"
playing a parole officer. The show has traveled to 27 cities since 2007, performing
in limited engagements appearing in churches, schools, various organizations,
special events, and theatres of all sizes, receiving an NAACP Theatre Nomination,
The Key To The City of Ft. Lauderdale, an Appreciation Award from Concerned
African Women, and Actor Of The Year from The Houston Ensemble Theatre, warming
and enlightening hearts along the way.
The play will be presented by The Essential Theatre at Under Croft Theatre
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, in
Washington, DC, beginning Wed. Sept. 21 through Sat. afternoon Sept. 24th. Shows
are already being scheduled for upcoming Black History Month 2012 in cities
such as Lexington, KY, and Memphis, TN. Highlighted visits of where the play
has been include The Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama; YALE African
American Affinity Group last May; and this past MLK Day was celebrated by Judge
Mablean Ephriam Foundation in Los Angeles. It played as part of the Rosa Parks
Sculpture Project and ArtPrize Celebration presented by the Grand Rapids Alumnae
Chapter Delta Sigma Theata Sorority. Many sponsors have invited the show back
each year.
A Rose Among Thorns, created, written and performed by Ella Joyce, directed
by film actor/photographer, Dan Martin (Lt. Baker of "The Bold & The
Beautiful"), takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey, exploring the deeds
of many other unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of
Rosa Parks.
Resources:
http://www.aroseamongthorns.com
http://www.ellajoyce.com/
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