NEXT Performance scheduled  for

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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 

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A ROSE AMONG THORNS  was presented by the              

Rosa Parks Museum with Troy University      

on the beautiful and  prestigious                                                         

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Stage                                       

in honor of Mrs. Parks' 95th birthday on Feb. 4th, 2008.               

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Nominated by NAACP !! (Los Angeles-Hollywood Branch) 

Over 70 Performances delivered since Feb. 4, 2007 !

Traveled to over 25 cities so far...

"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!  Ella Joyce Doesn't play Rosa Parks--she channels her in "A Rose Among Thorns"...    . "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".   gA Rose Among Thorns g 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

"...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

See A Rose Among Thorns clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAAPsXvpkA

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THANK YOU to All

Past Presenters of    

Nominated by NAACP Hollywood Branch

Awarded by

Concerned African Women (CAW)

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Other  Theatrical  News:

Ella's enjoys brief  appearances in

THE POCKETBOOK MONOLOGUES 

and THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 

Ella: Beauty emanates from deep within, from the soul, she says. There is an outer beauty that we, as females, carry, and of course, it attracts the opposite sex, its significant in that way, but theres a deeper meaning to beauty and thats when it emanates from within. Theres an old saying that the eyes are the window to the soul. And usually when I look at women of color, I look at whats emanating from our soul and thats what carries our beauty as a people. If you look into the eyes of our First Lady right now, she just radiates...just emanates with beauty. Shes loved and you can see that shes loved. She has a beautiful family, life is good and that radiates from her soul, right from her eyes. And so that is usually where beauty comes from for me, and for black women especially.    Ella Joyce Performed 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.

Movies & Film -- 

Ella plays Sister Watkins in Warner Bros. film:

PREACHER'S KID  

and

"Earlene" in OUR FAMILY WEDDING. 

Look  for Ella Joyce    in   Uncle P

Look for   A SIMPLE PROMISE  now at Netflix.

"Bubba Ho-Tep"  (Ella plays "the Nurse") see clip at:   http://www.msthingproductions.com/reel.php

"Dead Of Winter" (on DVD)

 Look for  soon to be released "BUSTED"  and "HOLLYWONT"

      by the same Director of   "Who Made The Potatoe Salad?"

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See A Rose Among Thorns live video clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAAPsXvpkA

Private Acting Sessions available   with ELLA  JOYCE        contact: Landmark Artists Mgmt. 818 848 9800 _______________      "CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY"  at downtown   Chicago's  GOODMAN THEATRE     Click this link to see The BEST OF ELLA JOYCE ON ROC http://www.msthingproductions.com/roc.php   ****************************** More  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 from "Crumbs...":  "...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.    _________________   Read Review for the movie - "A Simple Promise"   -available on DVD:   http://filmcriticsunited.com/asimplepromise.html       See A Rose Among Thorns clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAAPsXvpkA   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  PREACHER'S KID Reviews:  http://www.preacherskidmovie.com/reviews.php