CANFIELD DRIVE
Kristen is currently co-writing Canfield Drive, a play about Ferguson, Missouri under the commission of 651 Arts in Brooklyn and The St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre with Michael Thomas Walker.
WITH THESE HANDSBased on a true story that spans the years of 1871-1952, this riveting play tells the story of Dr. Justina Ford, the first African American female doctor in the state of Colorado. Ford was a remarkable
individual who despite her struggle to practice medicine due to barriers that blocked women and people of color, still delivered over 7000 babies in her lifetime, taught herself at least eight languages and served over 37 different nationalities during her 50 year career in Denver. WITH THESE HANDS is full of the rich characters that made her service possible. “The play portrays the tenacity, wiles and skills of Dr. Ford. It is a compelling story told in a compelling way. I recommend that people see the play and bring their children. The children, in particular, need to see and share in the kind of love and caring that brought many of their grandparents and great grandparents into the world in Colorado.” –Raymond Dean Jones, Urban Spectrum This play was written under a commission from the Black American West Museum. Click HERE to read more about the play. |
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Click below to listen to a radio interview from KUVO, Jazz 89, Denver, Colorado about
With These Hands: The Dr. Justina Ford Story.
With These Hands: The Dr. Justina Ford Story.
AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY
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Mississippi, 1963. In this moving coming of age story, two young African American teenagers from Harlem visit their Southern relatives after the death of their mother. They are met with the music, traditions and soul of the South. Along the way, they are confronted with prejudice, injustice and assistance from surprising sources. Through humor, song and dance, this play celebrates the true stories of people in the Civil Rights Movement overcoming circumstances far greater than themselves. This play was written under a commission from the Metuchen/Edison Area Branch of the NAACP. |
Watch an NJ News 12 Spotlight on a previous production of Aint Gonna Let Nobody: Songs and Stories of the Civil Rights Movement.