My People, My People: Zora Neale Hurston in Performance
The following video clips, recorded on October 2, 2003, feature members of Barnard's
black student organization, BOSS (Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters),
plus one honorary member, performing some of Hurston's best-known work.
Directed by Peter Campbell and introduced and commented on by David
Krasner, these excellent performances allow the audience to enter the
world of Hurston's dynamic, polyphonous language.
Sheena Gordon reads Chapter 15 from
Their Eyes Were Watching God.
David Krasner introduces Hurston's play
Color Struck, remarking on
Hurston's skills as a dramatist.
David J. Johns and
Nikole Williams read the last scene of Hurston's
play Color Struck. Peter Campbell, director of
the student performances, reads stage directions.
Members of the Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters (BOSS) read
Hurston's essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me." Featuring Bendita
Malakia and Alex Wright, the performance also includes
Marlysha Myrthil,
Sheena Gordon, Alexis Gumbs and
Nikole Williams.
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