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Current Appearances (scroll down)
NEXT PERFORMANCE:
three shows
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL 2009 !
in WINSTON-SALEM, NC
AUG 4TH & 5TH
proudly presents
A ROSE AMONG THORNS, a Tribute to Rosa Parks
www.nbtf.org for tickets & info.
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To see a review from recent Mother's Day performance (Sunday, May 10th) presented by The Houston Ensemble Theatre (click below):
(SEE "CALENDAR" or "Tours" page for details)
PRESS RELEASE
Acclaimed Actress Ella Joyce Performs One-Woman Show to Benefit Ensemble Theatre's Heart of the Theatre Subscription Drive
'A Rose Among Thorns: A Dramatic Tribute to Rosa Parks' Will be Performed Sunday, May 10
Last update: 8:45 a.m. EST Feb. 17, 2009
HOUSTON, Feb 17, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Ensemble Theatre, the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, welcomes acclaimed actress Ella Joyce for a special performance on Sunday, May 10, at 5:00 p.m., for the 9th Annual Heart of the Theatre subscription drive celebration at the Wortham Theater.
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see highlights from live performance, go to: www.ellajoyce.com/rosepresskit
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Ella Joyce's acclaimed one-woman play
-- a Tribute to ROSA PARKS
see highlights from live performance, go to: www.ellajoyce.com/rosepresskit
A ROSE AMONG THORNS was presented by the:
Rosa Parks Museum with Troy University
presented at the beautiful
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Stage)
in honor of Mrs. Parks' 95th birthday on Feb. 4th, 2008.
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Nominated by NAACP !! (in Los Angeles)
Over 70 Performances delivered since Feb. 4, 2007 !
"A ROSE AMONG THORNS"
TRIBUTE TO ROSA PARKS
returned from FLORIDA !
SPONSORED BY: JEBA & Concerned African Women (CAW)
Ella Joyce received
The Key To The City Of Ft. Lauderdale
" ...thoroughly fantastic, energetic and powerful.
It is like sitting and watching Rosa Parks..."
--Vice Mayor Carlton B. Moore, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"A Rose Among Thorns is a well-crafted play on Rosa Parks".
--Jack Zink, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (1/23/08)
EDUCATING USING THE ARTS!
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Ella Joyce Doesn't play Rosa Parks--she channels her in "A Rose Among Thorns"...
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"Educating using the Arts". |
Ella Joyce brought the truth to life in a one and a half hour "one woman" stage production, "A Rose Among Thorns".
"A Rose Among Thorns " is a tribute to Rosa Parks.that premiered Wednesday night Jan 17, 2008 at St. Paul AME in the Grove...
Ella brought the audience to tears with the truth as she transformed herself into Rosa Parks..."Ella Joyce doesn't just play Rosa Parks -- she channels Rosa Parks. This is a must see!
A Rose among Thorns takes you on a remarkable journey of the struggle, sacrifices and the determination of this pioneer of the civil rights movements. .
Bravo to Ella Joyce's writing and acting, everything works well together to make it an on the edge seat experience and one you want to sketch in your mind forever....Julia E. Brown,
Editor-In-Chief, UTEM
South Florida is quickly becoming a Mecca for the Performing Arts. An intimate crowd witnessed Actress Ella Joyce launch the rollout of fund raising campaign for the Urban Theatre and Entertainment Festival and Awards 2008 at St. Paul AME Church. This festival is scheduled to take place July 29 - August 2nd 2008 in Sunny South Florida. The fact that this rollout took place over the MLK weekend has great signifigance. Dr. King and Rosa Parks share forever a place in history together. The Julia E. Brown Theatrical Association, Inc. and Community Capacity Builders, Inc. teamed up to launch these efforts.
The performance given by Mrs. Joyce was mesmerizing to the theatre goers. In short, Ella Joyce became Rosa Parks. Ed Haynes-Publisher , Urban Theatre and Entertainment Magazine
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REVIEWS :
"...It becomes hard to remember that it is Joyce, not Parks, who is holding court, educating and entertaining the audience".
-- -WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
"Ella Joyce is spellbinding." -Ed Bumgardner, Winston-Salem Journal
"...Joyce transformed herself completely...."
--Mary E. Montoro, Los Angeles Sentinel
"refreshingly intimate. ...Ella Joyce's writing deeply echoed the love for Rosa Parks..." --Nicole Zaza, Houston Arts
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Cities & sponsors of
"A Rose Among Thorns" :
RACCA's Seaport Salon (the Richard Allen Center) - New York City
Lucy Florence Cultural Center, Solo Sundays - Los Angeles, CA
The Black Academy of Arts & Letters - Mr. Curtis King - Dallas, TX
Black Spectrums Theater - Mr. Carl Clay - Jamaica Queens, New York
Raytheon Aerospace Corporation - El Segundo, CA
Black Student Union of California - Burbank, CA
Stage 52 Playhouse - Los Angeles - (nominated by NAACP, Hollywood Branch)
Transforming Life Ministries - JB Productions - Saginaw, Michigan
NATIONAL BLACK THEATER FESTIVAL - Winston-Salem, NC
Communities In School (CIS) - Detroit, MI
OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity-Zeta Rho Chapter -Nate Holden Theater - Los Angeles, CA
THANK YOU ROSA PARKS-- Dorthula Green -- New Haven, CT
The Shadow Theatre Company at The Newman Center-- Jeffrey Nickelson - Denver, CO
St. Paul AME Church -- JEBA - Coconut Grove, FL
Parkway Middle School for Performing Arts--JEBA - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Concerned African Women - JEBA-- Miami Gardens, FL
Lou Rawls Center-Florida Memorial University - JEBA - Miami Gardens, FL
JEBA - Ed Haynes & Julia Brown -- Miami, FL
OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity - LA Southwest College - Los Angeles, CA
The ROSA PARKS Museum - Troy University (ASF Stage) - Montgomery, AL
Georgette Norman - Rosa Parks Library & Museum - Montgomery, AL
Don Williams - Rainbow Theater - Univ. of California Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
Woodie King, Jr. - Harlem School of the Arts - Harlem, NYC
National Black Touring Circuit in assoc. with Castillo Theatre - Harlem, NY
Laces (Los Angeles School for Enriched Studies)- Black Parent Assoc. - Los Angeles, CA
BeeBe Smith Johnson & Sharmaine Grier - Los Angeles, CA
Terrence Ivory-Ivory Arts -- Mt. Calvary Baptist Church - Fairfield, CA
Rust College -- Prof. John House & Patricia Pegues - Holly Springs, MS
Saginaw High School-Transforming Life Ministries Church -Saginaw, MI
Urban Theatre Festival 2008 - JEBA -- Miami, FL
Alabama State Council On The Arts -- Barbara Edwards/Yvette Daniel - Montgomery, AL
Camden Middle School/Paramount Jr. H.S./Lowndes County Middle School - ALABAMA
CA Chapter Stillman College Alumni/Lula Golden-Lacy--Fairfax H.S. - Los Angeles, CA
October Gallery/23rd Philadelphia International Art Expo -Mercer Redcross - Philadelphia, PA
Dorthula Green, Thank You Rosa Parks/Hill Regional Career H.S. Auditorium-New Haven,CT
Cox Communications-TVOne-Fairfax County Government-Nelfred Blanding Fairfax, VA
Tabia African American Theatre Ensemble/Mexican Heritage Theatre- Viere Whye San Jose, CA
The Houston Ensemble Theatre at The Wortham (Cullen Auditorium) - Eileen Morris Houston, TX
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Reviews: (for full reviews click & scroll down at http://www.msthingproductions.com/rose-press.html )
"In missing this incredible performance, you will be cheating yourself and
the younger generation in knowing the real history."-- Mary Montoro, Los Angeles Sentinel
"Ella Joyce electrified some 250 people at the Wexler-Grant School....
...you-could-drop-a-pin silence from adults and kids alike as
they saw Rosa Parks come to life". --Allan Appel, New Haven Independent
'A Rose Among Thorns' is a well-crafted play. ...classy ... warm, engaging performance. ...There is no doubt that theaters are where Joyce's "A Rose Among Thorns" ultimately belongs. -- Jack Zink, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
"...mesmerizing.... Ella Joyce became Rosa Parks."
-- Ed Haynes, Publisher, Urban Theatre and Entertainment Magazine
"Ella Joyce is spellbinding." --Ed Bumgardner, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, NBTF
"Bravo to Ella Joyce's writing and acting. Everything works well together to make it an on the edge seat experience and one you want to sketch in your mind forever."
--Julia E. Brown, Editor-In-Chief, Urban Theatre and Entertainment Magazine
Nominated by NAACP !
Hollywood Branch
and awarded by
"Concerned African Women"
Plan Black History Month in advance !
March is also: "Woman's History Month"
Significant & Important - Rosa Parks dates:
Feb. 4 --Rosa Parks' birthday
Oct. 24 --Rosa Parks' death - Rest In Peace.
Nov. 13 --Supreme Court strikes down segregation on buses !
Dec. 1 --Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up and is arrested.
Dec. 5 --Bus Boycott begins in Montgomery.
Dec. 20--Official Judgement arrives in Montgomery, Alabama - 1956.
Dec. 21 --Bus Boycott ends in Montgomery, AL.
May 11 --"Mother's Day" celebrate "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".
March --entire month is "Woman's History Month".
Black History may be celebrated all year !
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Other Theatrical News:
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Ella Joyce Performs in "the Vagina Monologues" on Tom Joyner's Fantastic Voyage Cruise
Sunday, May 18th, Ella Joyce performed in the Arcadia Theater on the Royal Carribean International Cruise as part of the official opening night of entertainment on the annual Tom Joyner's Fantastic Voyage Cruise produced by Yetta Young Productions. |
Movies & Film - 4 independent films released this year !!
Look for Ella Joyce ---
Released on DVD! "Uncle P" starring Master P.
Look for "CITY TEACHER" online at Amazon.com starring Glynn Turman, Tommy Ford, directed by Juney Smith.
Look for A SIMPLE PROMISE" now at Netflix.
"Bubba Ho-Tep" (Ella plays "the Nurse" now on DVD.)
Look for "BUSTED" by the same Director of "Who Made The Potatoe Salad?"
Look for Warner Bros film: The PREACHER'S KID TO RE RELEASED FALL 2009 !
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Archived Theatrical News:
Ella Joyce ... winner of Chicago's JEFF AWARD and
The Black Theatre Alliance Award (BTAA) for
for the role of --
Lily Ann Green
at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago
for
"CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY"
by Lynn Nottage, directed by Chuck Smith.
Reviews:
"...If she can't make you laugh, you aren't breathing.
It's hard to imagine anyone else taking over this role,
JOYCE so fully inhabits it."
--Rick Reed, Windy City Times, Chicago
"JOYCE sinks her teeth into this juicy role,
then tears it wide open".
--Time Out Chicago
"JOYCE is a whirlwind -- ferocious, funny, tender and defiant.
She is an enticing ingredient in a truly satisfying feast."
--Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald
"JOYCE also invests her characters with enough humanity to
make her scenes of sadness heart-rending."
--Jenn W. Goddu, Chicago Free Press
"ELLA JOYCE... is worth the price of admission".
--Al Bresloff
"...so rich with humor, insight and subtlety... her performance is
like a winning lottery ticket for everyone in the audience."
--Venus Zarris, Gay Chicago Magazine
"...mesmerizing... sexy temptress who is so charasmatic that
you're riveted to her every move."
--Betty Mohr, Theater critic, Daily Southtown
Reviews for "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" by Lynne Nottage
www.goodmantheatre.org and www.jeffawards.org.
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