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Katie Hargis
Story of Jane Austen


Repertoire of Solo Performances
of Literature and Historical Autobiographies

Performance Studies 
Department of Communication and Media Studies
College of Humanities
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas

   
    The following repertoire includes sample pieces that have been performed  for a variety of purposes (discussion-starters, cameos, full-length presentations) and in a variety of formats (for onsite or distance performances). The autobiographical stories of historical characters have been based on primary sources. The scripts have been researched and written by the performers. They have been facilitated by Dr. Diane Howard and guided by the process outlined in her text, Autobiographical Writing and Performing, An Introductory Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance.
These performances have been filmed for research, educational, and inspirational purposes.

    *These abbreviated performances have been video-streamed from the Apple Corp. Learning Interchange.
    **These full-length presentations have been performed via distance technologies.
 
    ***These full-length performances have been available through the Temple Cultural Activities Center's
Artists-for-Hire program.
 
 
    ****These abbreviated performances have been available for Technology Fairs and Conferences.  
     
    *, **, ***, **** UMHB Performance Studies Students Present Ethnic Stories, Art, Literature

UMHB Performance Studies Students Perform Poetry from around the World for Television and for on-site events.   (Voice Sample- Performance of Poetry Guidelines  UMHB Performances of Poetry are videostreamed from Apple Learning Interchange.           

UMHB Performance Studies Students Serve the Military, Perform for Equal Opportunity Days/Months (Jan.-Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Feb.-African American History Month, March-Women's History Month, April- Days of Remembrance (Holocaust),  May-Asian Pacific Month,   August- Women's Equality Month, Sept.- Hipanic Heritage Month & Nationally Disabled Month, and Nov.- Native American Month)

UMHB International, Bi-Lingual Performance Studies Students perform literature in dialects, especially for voice-overs: Peter McBride - Irish; Michael Peterson - Greek; Okechuwu Iwundu - African; Breanna Sherbert, Shuntaro Yanasaki - Japanese; Stacia Yu - Chinese, Sara Culpepper- Mandarin Chinese; Angela Espada- Korean; Jessica Stockel - German; Natalia Trejo, Michael Fox, Sandra Rodriquez, Candi Kelly, Dani Brown, Brisa Ruiz, Jeff Contreras - Spanish; Layla Kalati- Farsi, Rumi Poetry

Autobiographical Performances have been produced in the following categories: African American, American, Asian , Biblical, Christian, Ethnic American, European , Hispanic, Physically Challenged, Jewish , Texan, Women ...

UMHB Performance Studies Students Perform Literature Via Videoconference and Videostreaming Technologies, Temple ISD, TX
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    (See the following lists and links: Performances of Poetry,   Ethnic Programs
Equal Opportunity Programs Performance/Communication Programs.)
 
 
      Performer Performance of Poetry
      American Poetry
      Christine Pointer---------------------------------- Still I Rise,  Maya Angelou 
      Suzanne White----------------------------------- Coming Home, Roger Bradford
      Melissa Gonzales-------------------------------- **, ****Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
      Ginny Byrd------------------------------------- The Asylum, MD Burke
      Christy Edwards ------------------------------- Ocean, Isabelle Burke
      Matthew Irvine ---------------------------------- Gertrude of Wyoming by Thomas Campbell  
      Alisha Osborn------------------------------------ Afraid! Of whom am I afraid? Emily Dickinson
      Cynthia Thibodeau------------------------------ If I Can Stop One Heart, Emily Dickinson
      Amy Vessels----------------------------------- I Never Heard the Word Escape, Emily Dickinson
      Robyn Hynes----------------------------------- It Struck Me Every Day, Emily Dickinson
      Emily Kidwell----------------------------------- That I Did Always Love, Emily Dickinson
      Eugenia Greaves---------------------------------- We Wear a Mask, Paul Laurence Dunbar
      Eugenia Greaves---------------------------------- I Will Not Give My Black Back, unknown author
      Nicole Young---------------------------------- I am He, Robert Ellis  
      Monica Alexander An Emotional Idiot, Maggie Estep
      Kyle Ledbetter------------------------------------------- Fire and Ice, Robert Frost
      Beth Prater--------------------------------------- The Lockless Door, Robert Frost
      Alma Shirtum------------------------------------- A Prayer in Spring, Robert Frost  
      Jane Polach------------------------------------- The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost
      Jeff Reiswig ------------------------------------ The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost
      Chase Williams----------------------------------- Stars, Robert Frost
      Carrie Kelley------------------------------------- Love Is, Nikki Giovanni
      Kristeya Price------------------------------------

Balances, Nikki Giovanni

      Sterling Stewart--------------------------------- Collection of Poems, by Langston Hughes
      Kevin Guyden----------------------------------- Daybreak in Alabama, video, Langston Hughes
      Lisa Banks------------------------------------- A Dream Deferred, Children Rhymes, Langston Hughes
      Ryan Mosley----------------------------------- Cultural Exchange, Langston Hughes
      Shannon Robinson------------------------------- The Cross, Langston Hughes
      Lorenzo Morgan-------------------------------- Life is Fine, Langston Hughes
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, **** Negro ,  Langston Hughes
      Lennard Ball-------------------------------------

The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Langston Hughes

      Joseph Warren---------------------------------------------- The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Langston Hughes
      Lejon L. Wright Sr.-------------------------- Night Funeral in Harlem, Langston Hughes
      Brandon Fulcher--------------------------------- Let America Be America Again,  Langston Hughes
      Dee Hughes--------------------------------------- The Creation, video, James Weldon Johnson
      Jessica Stockel---------------------------------- Bitter Strawberries, Sylvia Plath
      Cassie Threadgill--------------------------------- Mirror,  Sylvia Plath
      Charles Turner ---------------------------------- The Bells,
      Jenise Smith--------------------------------------- Annabel Lee,video  Edgar Allen Poe 
      Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- In Memoriam
      Jessica Hobratsch-------------------------------- Home Burial
      Katie Hargis------------------------------------- After Apple-Picking and The Road Not Taken
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Still I Rise, Ballad of Birmingham, Negro
      Melissa McAdams------------------------------- Unspoken, Dana Gioia
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **, ****, Poetry by Nikki Giovanni 
      Will Johnson------------------------------------- The Slave’s Complaint, George Horton  
      Brooke Bennett----------------------------------- Star-Spangled Banner (in English & Amer.Sign Language), Francis Scott Key
      Angelique Myers--------------------------------- Her Story, Naomi Long Madgett   
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****What If I am A Woman, Claudette Elaine Sims
      Melinda Lovorn--------------------------------- Reflection on the Viet Nam War Memorial, Jeffery Harrison
      Tim Scherwin-------------------------------------  My Time, Cleatus Rattan
      Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- A Cowboy's Prayer
      Rhonda Bailey---------------------------------- I Am Not Yours, Sarah Teasdale
      Kathy Olin-------------------------------------- America for Me, Henry Van Dyke
      Eric Clawsen ----------------------------------- Light Of Stars, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
      Suzanne White---------------------------------    Coming Home
Merrit McKinnon Johnson---------------------- The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes
      Megan Lee------------------------------------- Casey at the Bat, Ernest Thayer
      Chad Hampton---------------------------------- Casey at the Bat, Ernest Thayer
      Brooke Bennett----------------------------------- Star-Spangled Banner,  Francis Scott Key
         
         
      Biblical, Christian, Jewish  Poetry
      Colette Chadwell--------------------------------- Job 6
      Amy Lunde--------------------------------------- If I Forget Jerusalem, Yehuda Amichi  
      Sarah Durham------------------------------------ Isaiah 53 
      Chad Crawford ---------------------------------------- The Prayer of St. Patrick, attributed to St. Patrick
      Lacey Thomas------------------------------------ Psalm 27
      Cynthia Brehm---------------------------------- Psalm 63
     

Jamie Parker------------------------------------

Psalm 67

      Raychelle Presley--------------------------------- Psalms
         
      British Poetry
      Jenny Ewton ------------------------------------- How Do I Love Thee, Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
      Lauren Chamberlain------------------------------ Portuguese Love Sonnet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
      Megan Robertson------------------------------- Meeting at Night & Parting at Morning, Robert Browning
      Jessica Leonard---------------------------------- The Chimney Sweeper, William Blake
      Robert Copeland--------------------------------- The Lamb, William Blake
      Stephen Milillo---------------------------------- Love's Secret, William Blake
      Ronnie McAdams-------------------------------- On Another's Sorrow, William Blake
      Josh Gwyn----------------------------------------------------------- Songs of Experience, William Blake
      Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, William Blake
      Ronnie McAdams---------------------------------

 On Another's Sorrow by William Blake 

      Eric Clawson------------------------------------- To the Evening Star, William Blake 
      Amy Lowman------------------------------------- Sunflower, William Blake 
      Jimmy Torres------------------------------------ The Tyger, William Blake 
      Robyn Renfroe---------------------------------- To a Louse, Robert Burns
      Andrew Rey ------------------------------------ Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
      Jeremy Thompson-------------------------------- Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
      Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
      Day Lusby--------------------------------------- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, T. S. Eliot
      Julie Kendig-------------------------------------

The Wastelands, T. S. Eliot

      Rebekah Powell----------------------------------

God's Grandeur, video, Gerard Manley Hopkins

      Mary Susan McGarr------------------------------ As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Gerard Manley Hopkins
      Amanda Dickinson------------------------------- To Sleep, John Keats
      Jennifer Ellis------------------------------------- Revenge, Letitia Elizabeth Landon  
      Stacy Regian------------------------------------- The Owl and the Pussy Cat, Edward Lear 
      Ryan Busby------------------------------------- On the Late Massacre at Piedmont, John Milton  
      Aaron Rosberg----------------------------------- At Solemn Music, John Milton
      Benjamin Tindall

Arnold Winkelried, James Montgomery

      Peter McBride----------------------------------- Dulce Et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen
      Tyna Hammond---------------------------------- A Christmas Carol, Christina Rossetti
      Rachel Tomasek---------------------------------- The First Day, Christina Rossetti
      Jennifer Strickland------------------------------- Goblin Market, Christina Rossetti
      Sarah Ray---------------------------------------- A Daughter of Eve, Christina Rossetti
      Sri Fulton--------------------------------------- -

Hymns of Pan, Percy Shelley

      Jenna Artus--------------------------------------- In Memoriam, Alfred Lord Tennyson
      James Love-------------------------------------- Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, Dylan Thomas
      Stacy Fannin-------------------------------------- Daffodils, William Wordsworth
      James Chapman---------------------------------- Coole Park and Ballylee,William Butler Yeats
      Josh Jones---------------------------------------- The Sorrow of Love, William Butler Yeats 
      Jerica Sowers------------------------------------- When You are Old, William Butler Yeats
      Kyle Tubbs---------------------------------------------- The Wild Swans at Coole, William Butler Yeats
      Mark Arrazola---------------------------------- Poverty Knock,  anonymous
      Jessica Roush------------------------------------ Shakespearean Sonnets
      Liz Unger-----------------------------------------

Lost (In a Celtic dialect) – A Traditional Celtic Poem

         
        Canadian Poetry
      Sara Barnes-------------------------------------- Variations on the Word Love,  by Margaret Atwood
         
      Ethnic Poetry
        African
      Okechuku Iwundu-------------------------------- I eared, Phedi Tlhobolo  
        African American
      Christine Pointer **, ****Still I Rise,  Maya Angelou 
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Ballad of Birmingham
      Eugenia Greaves---------------------------------- We Wear a Mask, Paul Laurence Dunbar
      Eugenia Greaves---------------------------------- I Will Not Give My Black Back, unknown author
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****Poetry of C.E. Sims, Nikki Giovanni
      Melissa Gonzales-------------------------------- **, ****Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
      Will Johnson------------------------------------------------------- The Slave’s Complaint , George Horton
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Negro Langston Hughes
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Still I Rise, Ballad of Birmingham, Negro
      Kevin Guyden----------------------------------- Daybreak in Alabama, video, Langston Hughes
      Lisa Banks------------------------------------- A Dream Deferred, Children Rhymes ,Langston Hughes
      Shannon Robinson--------------------------------------------- The Cross, Langston Hughes                               
      Lorenzo Morgan--------------------------------- Life is Fine, Langston Hughes
      Ryan Mosley-------------------------------------

Cultural Exchange, Langston Hughes

      Sterling Stewart--------------------------------- Collection of Poems, by Langston Hughes
      Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, **** Negro ,  Langston Hughes
      Lennard Ball-------------------------------------

The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Langston Hughes

      Joseph Warren---------------------------------------------- The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Langston Hughes
      Lejon L. Wright Sr.-------------------------- Night Funeral in Harlem, Langston Hughes
      Brandon Fulcher--------------------------------- Let America Be America Again,  Langston Hughes
      Carlotta Russell----------------------------------- On Being Brought to America,  Phyllis Wheatley
        American Indian
      Nicole Young -----------------------------------  I am He (about a Native American Indian) by Robert Ellis
        Chinese
      Deanna Johnston---------------------------------- Unsteady is that cypress boat, Shih Ching
      Stacia Yu----------------------------------------- Chinese Poetry (in Chinese & English)
      Janice Whited----------------------------------- Thoughts on a Still Night, Li Bai (in Chinese and English)
        Filipino
      Ashley Goodin----------------------------------- Love is a Two-Way Street by Randy Villanueva
        French
      Donya Fagan-------------------------------------

Qui Quoi (In English and French), Michel Deguy

        Greek
      Michael Peterson-------------------------------- Ithaca, Constantin Cavafy
        Hispanic
      Brittany Edwards--------------------------------- Song to the Most Holy Name of Jesus by Fernanado de Cordova y Bocanegra
      Sandra Rodriquez-------------------------------- The Delicate Rose, Sor Juana Inez De La Cruz 
      Yasmin Blackwood------------------------------ Me gusta cuando callas , Pablo Neruda
      Diane Myers------------------------------------- Keeping Quiet, Pablo Neruda
      Natalia Trejo------------------------------------- ***The Balcony, Octavio Paz
      Aaron Castillo------------------------------------ No More Cliches, Octavio Paz
      Brisa Ruiz --------------------------------------- Day of the Refugios,  Alberto Rios
      Jeff Contreras------------------------------------  I Am a Product (in Spanish and English) by Ben Weinmen  
      Cindy Hardwick---------------------------------- I Am Not Alone Gabriela Mistral, video, performed by  in English and Spanish
      Angela Vasquez----------------------------------- I Live in Cuba, Lourdes Casal, Cuban poet
        Japanese
      Kazunori Yamaguchi------------------------------ Poetry of Basho Matsuo
      Breanna Sherbert --------------------------------- A Crow on a Withered Branch (in Japanese and English) by Matsuo Basho
      Shuntaro Yanasaki------------------------------- Performance of Japanese Literature
        Korean
      Angela Espada---------------------------------------------------- Years from Now, Kim Sowol
Kimberly Stone--------------------------------- An Italian Evening, Davide Rondoni  
        Persian
      Layla Kalati-------------------------------------- Ruba ' ie #12, Rumi
        Polish
      Josh Kubiak-------------------------------------- The Soul, Adam Zagajewski
        Russian
      Katlyn Flanagin----------------------------------- To My Osya, Bella Dizhur
         
         
      Performer Performance of Prose
      American Prose
      Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Defense of Guenevere
      Miriam Wilson Yauk----------------------------- Defense of Guenevere
      Matt Williams------------------------------------ The Old Man and the Sea
      Michael Fox------------------------------------- Literature of Ernest Hemmingway
      Josh Gwynn-------------------------------------- I Have a Dream
      Sara Culpepper---------------------------------- Princess Bride
      Tabitha Koon------------------------------------ The Death of Rastus Reynolds
Suzanne White----------------------------------  The Hands that Hold the Car Keys Rules
      Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Days of Glory
      Laura Van Vliet---------------------------------- Desiree's Baby, Kate Chopin
      Diane Hallock------------------------------------ ****Jim Baker's Blue Jay Yarn by Mark Twain
      Miriam Wilson Yauk----------------------------- Response to an Ugly Woman
      Sarah Snyder------------------------------------ Boy's Life
      Lacey Thomas---------------------------------- Love Letters
      Jeremy Johnson---------------------------------- Chickamauga
      Renee Collins------------------------------------ ****Our Little Ghost
      Gabrielle Moore--------------------------------- ****Wake-Up Calls
         
        Christian Prose
      C.J. Gustafson----------------------------------- ****A Grief Observed
      Aaron Rosberg---------------------------------- ****The Ragman
      Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- The Ragman
         
      Ethnic Prose
      Eugenia Greaves--------------------------------- ****I Will Not Give My Black Back
      Marianna Lugo----------------------------------- ****Puerto Rican Woman
      Stacia Yu --------------------------------------- Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese Literature
      Shuntaro Yanasaki------------------------------- Japanese Literature
         
     
      Performer Performance of Great Speeches
      Matt Howard------------------------------------ Prayers & Speeches,George Washington
      Shannon Cunningham---------------------------- ****Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****Ain't I a Woman
      Renee Smith------------------------------------- Speeches of Susan B. Anthony
      Brian Hutchison---------------------------------- John Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech
      Jane Polach------------------------------------- Whisper of Aids, Mary Fisher, Great Women's Speeches
      Ashley Akin------------------------------------- Women's Rights are Human Rights, Hillary Rodham
      Stacey Regian------------------------------------ ****Susan B. Anthony Speech
     
      Performer Solo/Duet Performances of Dramatic Literature
(See UMHB Dramatic Productions, as well)
      Jessica Roush------------------------------------ Shakespearean Dramatic Literature
      Robin Wheeler Portia from the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
      Cynthia Brehm & Courtney Williams------------- Driving Miss Daisy
      Cameron Gage & Philip Humbert---------------- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
      Matt Howard & Kathlee Roscoe----------------- Dead Man Walking
      Elizabeth Ziegler---------------------------------- ****Romeo and Juliet; Act I ,  Scene IV
      Walt Hobbins------------------------------------ ****J.B.
     
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from African American History
      Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ *, **, ***, **** Martha Washington
      Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------ Harriet Beecher Stowe
      Courtney Dennis--------------------------------- *, **, ***Harriet Tubman
      Dee Hughes--------------------------------------- Harriet Tubman
      Justin Golden------------------------------------ Frederick Douglass
      Will Johnson------------------------------------- Frederick Douglass
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------ **, ***, ****Sojourner Truth
      Christine Pointer -------------------------------- ** ,****Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige
      Amy Martin--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
      Lisa Banks--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
      Josh Gwynn------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Luther King
      Resha Ellis---------------------------------------- Coretta Scott King
      Aja Bradford------------------------------------- Coretta Scott King
      Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
      Okechuku Iwundu------------------------------- Professor Matthias Iwundu
      Megan Moore----------------------------------- Maya Angelou
      Stacey Voelker----------------------------------- Maya Angelou
      Angela Booth------------------------------------ Maya Angelou
      Drew Hollis-------------------------------------- Bill Cosby
      Joseph Warren------------------------------------ Michael Jordan
     
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from American History
      Monica Rosales---------------------------------- Pocahontas
      Matt Howard------------------------------------ George Washington
      Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ *, **, ***,**** Martha Washington
      Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Harriet Beecher Stowe
      Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **, ***,****Sojourner Truth
      Justin Golden------------------------------------ Frederick Douglass
      Will Johnson------------------------------------- Frederick Douglass
      Courtney Dennis--------------------------------- *, **, ***Harriet Tubman
      Dee Hughes--------------------------------------- Harriet Tubman
      Zach Krueger------------------------------------ Your Son (Letters from American Soldiers)
      Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
      Shari Cox---------------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
      Elizabeth Bennett-------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
      Kerri Welch-------------------------------------- Mary Rowlandson
      Tara Jones--------------------------------------- Mary Rowlandson
      Candace Cross----------------------------------- Annie Sullivan
      Renee Smith------------------------------------- Susan B. Anthony
      Stacey Regian------------------------------------ Susan B. Anthony
Amanda Dickinson------------------------------ Mary Todd Lincoln
      Diane Hallock----------------------------------- Mary Driscoll, Civil War
      Christy Edwards--------------------------------- Clara Barton
      Christine Pointer -------------------------------- **, ****,**** Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige
      Tara Felmly------------------------------------- Emma Goldman
      Shannon Dick----------------------------------- Mae West
      Vivian Phipps Morgan---------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
      Jessica McClure--------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
      Mindy Lovorn----------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
      Ginny Hime--------------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
Regina Baird------------------------------------- Mary Chestnut (Prototype- Scarlett O'Hara)
Renee Collins------------------------------------ Louisa May Alcott
Philip Cooke------------------------------------- Harry Truman
Raychelle Presley--------------------------------- Triangle Shirt Factory Women
      Amanda Norton--------------------------------- Nellie Bly
      Chrissy Ansay----------------------------------- Nellie Bly
      Heather Roberts---------------------------------- Elizabeth Blackwell
      Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Shirley Temple
      Brittney Vessels---------------------------------- Lucille Ball
      Alisha Osborn------------------------------------ Lucille Ball
      Julie Bradfod------------------------------------- Lucille Ball
      Megan Lee--------------------------------------- Lucille Ball
      Liz Unger-----------------------------------------

Judy Garland

      Melissa McAdams-------------------------------- Judy Garland
      Amy Vessels------------------------------------ - Judy Garland
     

      Sarah Ray----------------------------------------

Judy Garland
      Michael Fox------------------------------------- Ernest Hemmingway
      Caroline (Thomas) Anderson ------------------- Jacqueline Kennedy
      Ashley Akin------------------------------------- Marilyn Monroe
      Jennifer Goff ------------------------------------- Marilyn Monroe 
      Megan Berta------------------------------------- Marilyn Monroe
      Brian Hutchison--------------------------------- John Kennedy
      Erin Sprugeon------------------------------------ Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
      Samantha Anderson----------------------------- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
      Merritt McKinnon Johnson----------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
      Lisa Banks--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
      Amy Martin--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
      Kelli Kennedy------------------------------------------- Katharine Hepburn
      Meagan Meyer-----------------------------------

Katharine Hepburn

      Deborah Hofman--------------------------------- Audrey Hepburn
      Kacey Cox-------------------------------------- Audrey Hepburn 
      Josh Gwynn------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Luther King
      Resha Ellis---------------------------------------- Coretta Scott King
      Aja Bradford------------------------------------- Coretta Scott King
      Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
      Okechuku Iwundu------------------------------- Professor Matthias Iwundu
      Crystal Rohr------------------------------------ Sybil Dorsett
      Matt Littaker------------------------------------- Story of Julia Childs
      Marianna Lugo-----------------------------------

 Rita Moreno

      Debra Creel ------------------------------------- Krista McAuliffe
      Jeremiah Dunn----------------------------------- Stevie Ray Vaughn
      Jeremy Brown----------------------------------- Tom Landry
      Tracy Koen-------------------------------------- Cassie Bernall
      Candi Kelly-------------------------------------- Nancy Kerrigan
      Jamie Gilliland----------------------------------- Monica Lewinsky
      Robin McLeaird Wheeler------------------------ Linda Bove (Sesame Street)
      Chris Johnson ----------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
      Jeff Contreras------------------------------------ John Lennon
      Brett Parker-------------------------------------- John Lennon
      Ashley Akin-------------------------------------- Hillary Rodham Clinton
      Keri Raeke-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Dole
      Andrew Walters--------------------------------- Kenneth Starr
      Greg Weghorst----------------------------------- David Letterman
      Mandy Kennedy--------------------------------- Carol Burnett
      Deanna Johnston--------------------------------- Heather Mercer
      Mollyanne Smith--------------------------------- Patch Adams
      Eric Clawson------------------------------------- Mel Gibson
      Robin Wheeler------------------------------------ Linda Bove (Sesame Street)
      Jerry Ginsel-------------------------------------- Bill Gates
      Angela Booth------------------------------------ Maya Angelou
      Megan Moore----------------------------------- Maya Angelou
      Stacey Voelker----------------------------------- Maya Angelou
      Ashley Ramirez----------------------------------- America Ferrera
      Brittany Edwards--------------------------------- Laura Bush
      Erica Brady---------------------------------------

Laura Bush

      Drew Hollis--------------------------------------  Bill Cosby
      Mayra Mardonado------------------------------- James Blake
      Joseph Warren------------------------------------ Michael Jordan
      Josh Kubiak-------------------------------------- Lance Armstrong
      Eric Clawson------------------------------------- Mel Gibson
       
 
     
Autobiographical Performance
from American Indian History

      Monica Rosales---------------------------------- Pocahontas
      Donya Fagan------------------------------------- Zitkalal-sa
      Sarah Thornton----------------------------------- Trail of Tears
      Nicole Young----------------------------------- I am He, poetry by Robert Ellis  
       
 
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Asian History
      Shuntaro Yanasaki------------------------------- Mishima Yukio (Japnese)
      Stacia Yu --------------------------------------- Amy Tan (Chinese Writer)
      Carol Ellis---------------------------------------- Amy Tan (Chinese Writer)
      Angela Espada----------------------------------- Lee Hee Ho, Korea's First Lady
      Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
      Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
      Ashley Stroud------------------------------------ Lottie Moon
     
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Biblical & Christian History
      Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
      Jaci Vance Lambert----------------------------- Queen Esther
      Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
      Jamie Parker--------------------------------------------

Queen Esther

      Nicole Musser----------------------------------- Queen Esther
      Melinda Groseclose------------------------------------- Ruth
      Jill Bonnot---------------------------------------- Hannah
      Matt Lueckemeyer------------------------------- Job
      Brian West ------------------------------------- King David
      Chad Crawford---------------------------------- Elijah
      Ashley Klepac---------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
      Patrick Hill-------------------------------------- Peter
      Mark Arrazola----------------------------------- Paul
      James Hasse------------------------------------ Polycarp
      Donna Humphrey------------------------------- Joan of Arc
      Deanna Smith----------------------------------- Joan of Arc
      Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Sir Thomas More
      Trent Worsham --------------------------------- Martin Luther
      Jennifer Chervenka------------------------------- Jan Hus
      Luke Longino------------------------------------ John Newton
      Austin Fischer------------------------------------ William Carey
      Shawn Cabanis---------------------------------- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
      Miriam Wilson Yauk ----------------------------- Mother Maria Skobtrova
      Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Erin Edwards------------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Aaron Castillo------------------------------------ Corrie Ten Boon (from the perspective of a Ravensbruck guard)
      Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
      Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
      Ashley Stroud------------------------------------ Lottie Moon
      Robin Renfroe Arrazola------------------------- Amy Carmichael
      James Hasse------------------------------------ Richard Wurmbrandt
      Mark Howard----------------------------------- Jim Elliott
      Aaron Rosberg----------------------------------- Jim Elliott
      Erin Parker-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
      Lacey Thomas----------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
      Colette Chadwell--------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
      Jenny Taylor------------------------------------- Nancy Saint
      Tracy Koen-------------------------------------- Cassie Bernall
      Ike Johnson-------------------------------------- C. S. Lewis
      Rebecca Blackhurst Bradford------------------- Ruth Bell Graham
      Tera Kincaid------------------------------------- A Response to Ayn Rand
      Lauren Wilfred----------------------------------- Carol Everett
      Sarah Culpepper--------------------------------- Mother Theresa
      Courtney Carr----------------------------------- 
Beth Moore
      Kyle Tubbs-------------------------------------- Constantine
      Andrea King------------------------------------- Norma McCorvey
      Cynthia Umstattd-------------------------------- Norma McCorvey
      Deanna Johnston--------------------------------- Heather Mercer
         
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from European History
      Annette Roby ----------------------------------- Eleanor of Aquitaine
      Lara Gaddis------------------------------------- Queen Mary Tudor I
      Ashley Taylor------------------------------------ Queen Mary Tudor I
      Laura VanVliet---------------------------------- Anne Boleyn
      Scott Foshee------------------------------------ Henry VIII
      Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Sir Thomas More
      Elizabeth Ziegler--------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
      Diedre Cantrell---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
      Johna Childress---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
      Donna Humphrey------------------------------- Joan of Arc
      Deanna Smith----------------------------------- Joan of Arc
      Dennis Dobson---------------------------------- William Wallace
      Cat Murray-------------------------------------- Jane Austen
      Luke Longino------------------------------------ John Newton
      Jennifer Torno----------------------------------- Florence Nightingale
      Rhonda Bailey

Florence Nightingale

      Brian Jaccoby----------------------------------- Bartholomew Roberts, Dread Pirate Roberts
      Amber Cross----------------------------------- Maria Montessori
      Katie Hargis------------------------------------- Jane Austen
      Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
      Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
      Lauren Ellis-------------------------------------- Ann Frank
      Jack Bland ------------------------------------- *Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man")
      Shawn Hall-------------------------------------- Eric Liddell
Amanda West------------------------------------ Virginia Woolf
Jenise Smith-------------------------------------- Virginia Woolf
      Jeremy Johnston--------------------------------- Oskar Schindler
      Jessica Stockel---------------------------------- Nie Wieder! (Never Again!) Holocaust Survivor Story
      Ryan Busby-------------------------------------- Adolph Hitler
      Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Erin Edwards------------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Aaron Castillo------------------------------------ Corrie Ten Boon (from the perspective of a Ravensbruck guard)
      Josh Davis--------------------------------------- Heinz Linge, Hitler’s butler
      Wayne Roarck----------------------------------- Pablo Picasso
      Richard Muske---------------------------------- Thomas Andrews, Designer of the Titanic
      Angela Jandreau--------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
      Jane Polach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
     
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Hispanic History
      Natalia Trejo------------------------------------- **,***, Eva Peron
      Lindsey Villareal Eva Peron
      Natalia Trejo------------------------------------ **,***Selena
      Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- ****Frida Kahlo
     
      Performer
Autobiographical Performance
from the History of the Physically Challenged
      Elizabeth Bennett--------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
      *Jack Bland ------------------------------------- *Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man")
      Robin Wheeler------------------------------------ Linda Bove (Sesame Street)
     
Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Jewish History
      Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
      Jaci Vance Lambert----------------------------- Queen Esther
      Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
      Jill Bonnot---------------------------------------- Hannah
      Matt Lueckemeyer------------------------------- Job
      Beth Spradlin------------------------------------ Tamar
      Brian West ------------------------------------- King David
      Ashley Klepac----------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
      Patrick Hill--------------------------------------- Peter
      Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
      Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
      Lauren Ellis-------------------------------------- Ann Frank
      Jeremy Johnston --------------------------------- Oskar Schindler
      Jessica Stockel----------------------------------- ****Nie Wieder! (Never Again!) Holocaust Survivor Story
      Miriam Wilson Yauk---------------------------- Mother Maria Skobtrova
      Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Erin Edwards------------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
      Aaron Castillo------------------------------------ Corrie Ten Boon (from the perspective of a Ravensbruck guard)
      Shawn Cabanis---------------------------------- Dietrich Bonhahoeffer, To Die is Gain
     
      Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Texas History
      Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Frances Trask
      Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Elli Moore Townsend
      Leslie Kemmerer--------------------------------- Ma Ferguson
      Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Martha McWirter
      Jeff Shores--------------------------------------- Commodore Moore
      Lois Forehand----------------------------------- Dr. Claudia Potter
      Merritt McKinnon Johnson----------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
      Stacey Hopson---------------------------------- Lady Bird Johnson
      Kathryn Munroe--------------------------------- Emily Austin
      Matt Hall---------------------------------------- William Travis
      Deanna Johnston---------------------------------- Heather Mercer
     
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Women's History

    American History-Women
    Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- *,**,***, ****Martha Washington
    Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------ **,***, *****   Sojourner Truth
    Courtney Dennis--------------------------------- *,**,***Harriet Tubman
Amanda Dickinson------------------------------ Mary Todd Lincoln
    Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **,*** ,****  Dorothy Dandridge, Josephine Baker
    Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
    Shari Cox--------------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
    Elizabeth Bennett-------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
    Renee Smith------------------------------------- Susan B. Anthony
    Christy Edwards--------------------------------- Clara Barton
    Diane Hallock----------------------------------- Mary Driscoll, Civil War
    Renee Collins------------------------------------ Louisa May Alcott
Regina Baird------------------------------------ Mary Chestnut (prototype Scarlett O'Hara)
    Amanda Norton--------------------------------- Nellie Bly
    Chrissy Ansay----------------------------------- Nellie Bly
    Tara Felmly------------------------------------- Emma Goldman
    Amber Cross----------------------------------- Maria Montessori
    Natalia Trejo------------------------------------ **,***,Eva Peron
    Lindsey Villareal---------------------------------- Eva Peron
    Heather Roberts--------------------------------- Elizabeth Blackwell
    Jessica McClure--------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
    Mindy Lovorn----------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
    Merritt McKinnon Johnson---------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
    Lisa Banks-------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
    Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Shirley Temple
    Crytstal Rohr------------------------------------ Sybil Dorsett
    Debra Creel ------------------------------------ Krista McAuliffe
    Keri Raeke-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Dole
    Jane Polach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
    Candi Kelly------------------------------------- Nancy Kerrigan
    Deanna Johnston-------------------------------- Heather Mercer
   
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Asian History
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Women
    Stacia Yu --------------------------------------- Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese Literature
    Angela Espada---------------------------------- Lee Hee Ho, Korea's First Lady
    Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
    Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
   
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Biblical & Christian History
    Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
    Jaci Vance-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
    Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
    Jill Bonnot--------------------------------------- Hannah
    Ashley Klepac----------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
    Kim Spradlin------------------------------------ Tamar
    Donna Humphrey------------------------------- Joan of Arc
    Deanna Smith----------------------------------- Joan of Arc
    Jennifer Chervenka------------------------------ Jan Hus
    Miriam Willson Yauk---------------------------- Mother Maria Skobtrova
    Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
    Kathlee Roscoe--------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
    Erin Edwards--------------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
    Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
    Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
    Robyn Renfroe---------------------------------- Amy Carmichael
    Rebecca (Blackhurst) Blackford----------------- Ruth Bell Graham
    Lauren Wilfred---------------------------------- Carol Everett
    Andrea King------------------------------------ Norma McCorvey
    Cynthia Umstattd-------------------------------- Norma McCorvey
    Deanna Johnston-------------------------------- Heather Mercer
    Erin Parker-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
    Lacey Thomas----------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
    Colette Chadwell-------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
    Eric Clawson------------------------------------ Mel Gibson
   
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from European History
    Annette Roby----------------------------------- Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Lara Gaddis------------------------------------- Mary Tudor
    Laura VanVliet---------------------------------- Anne Boleyn
    Elizabeth Ziegler--------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
    Diedre Cantrell---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
    Johna Childress---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
    Donna Humphrey------------------------------- Joan of Arc
    Deanna Smith----------------------------------- Joan of Arc
    Jennifer Torno----------------------------------- Florence Nightingale
    Katie Hargis------------------------------------- Jane Austen
    Amber Cross----------------------------------- Maria Montessori
    Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
    Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
Amanda West----------------------------------- Virginia Woolf
    Angela Jandreau--------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
    Jane Pollach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
   
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Hispanic History
    Natalia Trejo------------------------------------ **,***Eva Peron , First Lady, Argentina
    Natalia Trejo------------------------------------ **,***Selena
    Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- ****Frida Kahlo, Mexican Surrealist Painter
   
    Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Texas History
    Dr. Diane Howard-------------------------------- Frances Trask
    Dr. Diane Howard-------------------------------- Elli Moore Townsend
    Leslie Kemmerer--------------------------------- Ma Ferguson
    Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------- Martha McWirter
    Lois Forehand------------------------------------ Dr. Claudia Potter
    Merritt McKinnon-------------------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
    Stacey Hopson----------------------------------- Lady Bird Johnson
   

Performance Studies students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor research and write the autobiographical scripts they perform of fascinating people. These pieces are designed as role-modeling stories, which are honest about character flaws and struggles. Some of the role models are clearly negative ones. These performances can be presented on site for schools, churches, museums, civic organizations, and theaters etc. They can also be performed for distance groups via videoconferencing or webcasting technologies.

Dr. Howard presents guidelines for distance communication and performance in her book, Enhanced by Technology, Not Diminished: A Practical Guide to Effective, Distance Communication. McGraw-Hill Inc. is the publisher.                                                          
     

She describes the historic background, rationale, methodology, process, and research related to the work on this page in her book, Autobiographical Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance. McGraw-Hill Inc. is the publisher.

These autobiographical stories emphasize the subjective attitudes and values of the characters, related to their responses to struggles from within and without. These presentations have been part of ongoing research, which has verified the strong relationship of role models to achievement motivation in observers.


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