Sample Repertoire of Solo Performances and Presentations Equal Opportunity Days/Months Honoring Contributions of Ethnic and Disabled Americans from the Performance Studies Division Department of Communication and Media Studies University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas |
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| Sarah Thornton performs Trail of Tears The following performances and presentations may be accessed according to performers' schedules and availability. They are especially appropriate for Equal Opportunity or Multi-Cultural Programs. (See the list below, as well as the following links.)
Performances of Poetry |
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| January- Dr.
Martin Luther King Day |
| Performer |
Presentation |
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| Josh Gwynn--------------------------------------------------- | Dr. Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream | |
| Resha Ellis---------------------------------------------------- | Coretta Scott King | |
| Aja Bradford------------------------------------------------ | Coretta Scott King | |
| February- African American
History Month |
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| Performer |
Performances from African
American History and Literature |
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| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Martha Washington | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Harriet Beecher Stowe | |
| Carlotta Russell Maneice-------------------------------------- | Sojourner Truth, Poetry of C.E. Sims, Nikki Giovanni, other Af. Am. Writers | |
| Dee Hughes--------------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Courtney Dennis----------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Justin Golden-------------------------------------------------- | Frederick Douglass | |
| Will Johnston-------------------------------------------------- | Frederick Douglass | |
| Will Johnston-------------------------------------------------- | The Slave’s Complaint, poem by George Horton | |
| Brandon Fulcher----------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Shannon Robinson--------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Lennard Ball--------------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Lorenzo Morgan----------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Joseph Warren------------------------------------------------ | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Sterling Stewart----------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Ryan Mosley------------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Langston Hughes | |
| Sheraton McCarter Duffey------------------------------------- | Literature of Maya Angelou | |
| Tamara Harris------------------------------------------------- | Literature of Maya Angelou | |
| Christine Pointer----------------------------------------------- | Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige;Af. Am. Poetry | |
| Darien Moore------------------------------------------------- | Billy Holiday | |
| Melissa Gonzales---------------------------------------------- | Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks & other Af. Am Writers | |
| Lisa Banks---------------------------------------------------- | Rosa Parks , Poetry of Langston Hughes , and other Af. Am. Writers | |
| Angelique Meyers--------------------------------------------- | Her Story by Naomi Long Madgett | |
| Jerrod Speights------------------------------------------------ | Jesse Owens | |
| Resha Ellis---------------------------------------------------- | Coretta Scott King | |
| Aja Bradford------------------------------------------------ | Coretta Scott King | |
| Drew Hollis---------------------------------------------------- | Bill Cosby | |
| March- Women's History | ||
Performer |
Autobiographical
Performances from Women's History |
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| Presenter |
American Women's
History |
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| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Martha Washington | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Martha McWirter, Leader- Sanctified Sisters, TX | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | March Toward Freedom in Women's History | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Equal Rights, Opportunities, Participation | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | March Toward Progress, Productivity Secured by Women's Suffrage | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Progress Toward Women's Freedom, Productivity | |
| Carlotta Russell Maneice-------------------------------------- | Sojourner Truth | |
| Dee Hughes--------------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Courtney Dennis----------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Christy Edwards----------------------------------------------- | Clara Barton | |
| Diane Hallock------------------------------------------------- | Mary Driscoll from the Civil War | |
| Jessica McClure----------------------------------------------- | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| Mindy Lovorn------------------------------------------------- | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| Lisa Banks---------------------------------------------------- | Rosa Parks | |
| Debra Creel--------------------------------------------------- | Krista McAuliffe | |
| Jane Polach---------------------------------------------------- | Speeches, Stories of Great, Historic Women | |
| Shari Cox----------------------------------------------------- | Emily Dickinson | |
| Jennifer Lovell------------------------------------------------- | Emily Dickinson | |
| Tara Felmly---------------------------------------------------- | Emma Goldman | |
| Elizabeth Bennett---------------------------------------------- | Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan | |
| Christine Pointer----------------------------------------------- | Dorothy Dandridge, Josephine Baker | |
| Renee Smith--------------------------------------------------- | Susan B. Anthony | |
| Stacey Regian------------------------------------------------- | Susan B. Anthony | |
| Cynthia Umstattd---------------------------------------------- | Norma McCorvey | |
| Andrea King--------------------------------------------------- | Norma McCorvey | |
| Performer |
Women's Biblical &
Christian History |
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| Angel Weir---------------------------------------------------- | Queen Esther | |
| Jaci Vance----------------------------------------------------- | Queen Esther | |
| Rhonda Roscoe----------------------------------------------- | Queen Esther | |
| Jill Bonnot----------------------------------------------------- | Hannah | |
| Ashley Klepac------------------------------------------------- | Mary, the Mother of Jesus | |
| Donna Humphrey---------------------------------------------- | Joan of Arc | |
| Deanna Smith-------------------------------------------------- | Joan of Arc | |
| Jennifer Chervenka-------------------------------------------- | Jan Hus | |
| Miriam Wilson Yauk------------------------------------------- | Mother Maria Skobtrova | |
| Annah Lamberson--------------------------------------------- | Corrie Ten Boon | |
| Kathlee Roscoe----------------------------------------------- | Corrie Ten Boon | |
| Amber Peterson----------------------------------------------- | Lottie Moon | |
| Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton----------------------------------- | Lottie Moon | |
| Erin Parker---------------------------------------------------- | Elizabeth Elliott | |
| Lacey Thomas------------------------------------------------- | Elizabeth Elliott | |
| Colette Chadwell---------------------------------------------- | Elizabeth Elliott | |
| Rebecca (Blackhurst) Blackford------------------------------- | Ruth Bell Graham | |
| Lauren Wilfred------------------------------------------------ | Carol Evertt | |
| Andrea King--------------------------------------------------- | Norma McCorvey | |
| Cynthia Umstattd---------------------------------------------- | Norma McCorvey | |
| Deanna Johnston---------------------------------------------- | Heather Mercer | |
| Performer |
Women's European
History |
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| Donna Humphrey--------------------------------------------- | Joan of Arc | |
| Deanna Smith------------------------------------------------- | Joan of Arc | |
| Jennifer Torno------------------------------------------------- | Florence Nightingale | |
| Katie Hargis--------------------------------------------------- | Jane Austen | |
| Cat Murray---------------------------------------------------- | Jane Austen | |
| Teresa Huggins------------------------------------------------ | Anne Frank | |
| Jenny Foster--------------------------------------------------- | Anne Frank | |
| Amber Cross-------------------------------------------------- | Maria Montessori | |
| Amanda West------------------------------------------------- | Virginia Woolf | |
| Jenise Smith--------------------------------------------------- | Virginia Woolf | |
| Angela Jandreau----------------------------------------------- | Diana the Princess of Wales | |
| Jane Polach---------------------------------------------------- | Diana the Princess of Wales | |
| Performer |
Women's Hispanic
History |
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| Natalia Trejo-------------------------------------------------- | Eva Peron, Spanish Poetry, Spanish Music/Dance | |
| Linsey Villareal------------------------------------------------ | Eva Peron Speech | |
| Jenna Artus---------------------------------------------------- | Frida Kahlo | |
| Margo Delagarza--------- ------------------------------------ | Strangers in Our Own Land (Migrant Stories) | |
| Marianna Lugo------------------------------------------------ | Rita Moreno | |
| Performer |
Women's Indian History |
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| Sarah Culpepper---------------------------------------------- | Mother Teresa | |
| Performer |
Women's Texas History |
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| Kathryn Munroe----------------------------------------------- | Emily Austin | |
| 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 | |
| April- Days of Remembrance (Holocaust) | ||
| Performer |
Autobiographical Performances from Jewish History |
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| 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 Boom | |
| Kathlee Roscoe----------------------------------------------- | Corrie ten Boom | |
| Erin Edwards ------------------------------------------------- | Corrie ten Boom | |
| Aaron Castillo------------------------------------------------- | Corrie ten Boom from perspective of former guard | |
| Shawn Cabanis------------------------------------------------ | Dietrich Bonhoeffer, To Die is Gain | |
Poetry from Jewish History |
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| Colette Chadwell---------------------------------------------- | Job 6 | |
| Amy Lunde---------------------------------------------------- |
If
I Forget Jerusalem, Yehuda Amichi |
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| Sarah Durham------------------------------------------------- | Isaiah 53 | |
| Lacey Thomas------------------------------------------------- | Psalm 27 | |
| Cynthia Brehm------------------------------------------------- | Psalm 63 | |
| Raychelle Presley---------------------------------------------- | Psalms | |
| May- Asian Pacific Month |
UMHB Asian Presentations of History and Literature | |
| Performer |
Performance |
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| Shuntaro Yanasaki-------------------------------------------- | Performance of Japanese Literature , Autobiography- Mishima Yukio | |
| Kazunori Yamaguchi------------------------------------------ | Poetry of Basho Matsuo | |
| Breanna Sherbert--------------------------------------------- | A Crow on a Withered Branch (in Japanese and English), Matsuo Basho | |
| Angela Espada------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Korean Literature; Lee Hee Ho, Korea's First Lady | |
| Carol Ellis---------------------------------------------------- | The Joy Luck Club | |
| Stacia Yu ---------------------------------------------------- | Amy Tan | |
| Van Nguyen-------------------------------------------------- | Bruce Lee | |
| August- Women's Equality Day | ||
| Performer |
Women's
Autobiographical Performances and Literature |
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| Performer |
American Women's
History |
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| Dr. Diane Howard -------------------------------------------- | Martha Washington | |
| Carlotta Russell Maneice-------------------------------------- | Sojourner Truth | |
| Dee Hughes--------------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Courtney Dennis---------------------------------------------- | Harriet Tubman | |
| Christy Edwards----------------------------------------------- | Clara Barton | |
| Christine Pointer----------------------------------------------- | Dorothy Dandridge, Josephine Baker | |
| Renee Smith--------------------------------------------------- | Susan B. Anthony | |
| Jessica McClure----------------------------------------------- | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| Mindy Lovorn------------------------------------------------- | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| Lisa Banks---------------------------------------------------- | Rosa Parks | |
| Marianna Lugo------------------------------------------------ | Rita Moreno | |
| Ashley Akin--------------------------------------------------- | Hillary Rodham,Women's Rights are Human Rights | |
| Jane Polach---------------------------------------------------- | Speeches, Stories of Great, Historic Women | |
| Deanna Johnston---------------------------------------------- | Heather Mercer | |
| Performer |
European Women's
History |
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| Amanda West------------------------------------------------- | Virginia Woolf | |
| Jenise Smith--------------------------------------------------- | Virginia Woolf | |
| Amber Cross-------------------------------------------------- | Maria Montessori | |
| Jane Polach---------------------------------------------------- | Diana the Princess of Wales | |
| Hispanic Women's History and Literature | ||
| Natalia Trejo-------------------------------------------------- | Eva Peron & Selena | |
| Lindsey Villareal----------------------------------------------- | Eva Peron | |
| Jenna Artus---------------------------------------------------- | Frida Kahlo | |
| Marianna Lugo------------------------------------------------ | Rita Moreno | |
| Marianna Lugo------------------------------------------------ | Puerto Rican Woman | |
| Performer |
Texas Women's History |
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| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Frances Trask, Founding Figure, Baylor University | |
| Dr. Diane Howard--------------------------------------------- | Elli Moore Townsend, Founding Figure, UMHB | |
| Leslie Kemmerer---------------------------------------------- | Ma Ferguson , First Female TX, US Governor | |
| Lois Forehand------------------------------------------------- | Dr. Claudia Potter, Early Female Dr., SW Hospital | |
| Merritt McKinnon -------------------------------------------- | Oveta Culp Hobby, Head of WACs WWII,Pres. Cabinet | |
| Deanna Johnston---------------------------------------------- | Heather Mercer | |
| September- Hispanic Heritage
Month |
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| Performer |
Autobiographical
Performances from Hispanic History |
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| Matt Williams-------------------------------------------------- | The Old Man and the Sea | |
| Michael Fox--------------------------------------------------- | Literature of Ernest Hemmingway | |
| Brian Hutchison------------------------------------------------ | John Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech | |
| Margo Delagarza Hayden-------------------------------------- | Strangers in Our Own Land (Migrant Stories) | |
| Jenna Artus---------------------------------------------------- | Frida Kahlo | |
| Natalia Trejo-------------------------------------------------- | Eva Peron & Selena | |
| Lindsey Villareal----------------------------------------------- | Eva Peron | |
| Marianna Lugo------------------------------------------------ | Rita Moreno | |
| September- National
Disability Month |
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| Performer |
Autobiographical
Performances from the History of the Physically Challenged |
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| Elizabeth Bennett---------------------------------------------- | Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan | |
| Candace Cross------------------------------------------------ | Annie Sullivan | |
| Jack Bland ---------------------------------------------------- | Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man") | |
| November- Native American
Month |
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| Performer | Performances of Native American History & Literature | |
| Sarah Thornton------------------------------------------------ | Trail of Tears | |
| Donya Fagan------------------------------------------------- | Zitkalal-sa, autobiographical | |
| Monica Rosales ----------------------------------------------- | Pocahontas, autobiographical | |
| Nicole Young------------------------------------------------- | I am He, poetry by Robert Ellis | |
| Performance Studies students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor research
and write the autobiographical scripts they perform of great, historic figures. These
pieces
are designed as role modeling stories, which are honest about character flaws and
struggles.
Historic background, rationale, methodology, process, and research related to this work are described in Dr. Howards text, 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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