VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES

Sponsored by The Feigenbaum Foundation, Berkshire Bank, The Tartell Family & Richard and Carol Seltzer

Celebration of Black Voices — Ain’t I A Woman

Sponsored in part by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation & Pittsfield Cultural Council

We are excited to continue our celebration virtually by sharing a live-captured version of Ain’t I A Woman on January 20. Written by Shirley Edgerton and Felicia Robinson and directed by Shirley Edgerton and Ted Thomas, Ain’t I A Woman tells the stories of unsung African American heroines. Members of the Women of Color Giving Circle, Rites of Passage and Empowerment program, Youth Alive and other community members perform. Wanda Houston is the guest artist, telling the story and singing the songs of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

DIRECTED BY Shirley Edgerton & Ted Thomas

NARRATED BY Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed

CAST
Sabrina Allard  • Amarie Starr • Tonya Babbs Boudreau • Sandra Blomberg • Lynn Browne • Noah Cook-Dubin • Jerome Edgerton Jr. • Samirah Evans • Sanyah Frazier • Elise Henderson • Wanda Houston • Nicholas Jery • Aaron Johnson • Linda Kelley • Isaiah Nagggs • Olivia Nda • Keya Robertson • Jimmy Ruberto • Rebecca Thompson • Jeffrey Turner • Megan Whilden • Wilysche Willaims