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Archer, Lakisha Policeman #1

Burton, Trustee Imn Passenger #9 Burton, Trusteette Joycetine Passenger #10

Burton-Bell, Kathy Attorney Gray Christian, Lamonté Young White Boy; Brooks; Student #5; Passenger #5

Christian, MaKayla Young Claudette Colvin Ellis-Weaver, Claries Geneva Johnson

Gaines, Sr. Trustee Jeffrey Judge Gaines, Juwan James; Speaker #4

Godfrey, Dominic Marshall; Passenger #11 Godfrey, Monique Edwina; Temple; Student #3; Passenger #6

Golson, Sharron Women’s Political Council #4; Solo Hailes, Jr., Robert C. Minister of Music/ Organist

Hall, Deacon Christopher Darnell Rev. Johnson

Hall, Joceʹlyn Miss Nesbitt

Hall, Kadeem Danté Prosecutor

Hall, Deaconess Joyce N. Women’s Political Council #5 Harris, Emily White Mother; Women’s Political Council #7

Harrison, Cynthia Narrator Hinton, Vanessa Writer; Director; Women’s Political Council #3 Jones, Alethea Passenger #7; Witness #1

Joyner, II, Linwood T. Bus Driver Mayo, Katrina White Teenager #3; White Female Passenger;

Student #1; Passenger #1; Speaker #1 Mayo, Quadeja Student #6; Margaret Thornton; Passenger #4

McCoy, Blanch B. Epsie Porter, Fannie Women’s Political Council #1

Rawls, Toora Passenger #8; Witness #2 Robinson, Kianté White Teenager #2 ; Student #2; Passenger #3;

Speaker #2 Scarborough, Teneyia Church Secretary

Sessoms, Shelia Women’s Political Council #6 Stateman, Deaconess Betty Passenger #12

Stateman, Natasha Policeman #2 Suttles, Judy Women’s Political Council #8

Thomas, Ashleigh White Teenager #1; Student #4; Passenger #2; Speaker #3

Williams, Brittany White Teenager #4; Claudette Colvin Williams, Deaconess Evelyn L. Solo, Women’s Political Council #2 Williams, Deaconess Hattie Claudette Colvin’s Mother

THE CAST

Desktop Publishing/Printing by New First Baptist Church (Taylorsville), Portsmouth, VA 23707

“AMERICA’S BLACK HERITAGE”

The Play

New First Baptist Church (Taylorsville) 2720 Turnpike Road — Portsmouth, VA 23707

Sunday, February 19, 2017 ~ 4 PM

Tutorial Ministry Presents the Play . . .

Written & Directed by

Sister Vanessa Hinton

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2016

“Celebrating Our Black History”

ORDER OF SERVICE

Mistress of Ceremony Miss Katrina Mayo

Hymn “Battle Hymn of the Republic” The New National Baptist Hymnal #475

Scripture — Isaiah 40:29-31 Master Kianté Robinson

Prayer Master Juwan Gaines

Chant

Hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” The New National Baptist Hymnal #477

Welcome Miss Quadeja Mayo

Offering Deacons

“Special Selections”

Sister Joceʹlyn Hall/ Bongo Drums

Deacon Paul R. Burke, Sr./ Solo

THE PLAY

“Secret Whispers” Written & Directed by Sister Vanessa Hinton

Narrator: Sister Cynthia Harrison

Minister of Music: Brother Robert C. Hailes, Jr.

Remarks Deaconess Joyce N. Hall, Tutorial Vice-Ministry Leader

Remarks — Benediction — Blessing of the Food Elder A. Paul Paige, Supply Pastor

“Repast in the Church Fellowship Hall”

SCENE EIGHT: THE TRIAL

Any trial that involved a Negro versus the Jim Crow South could be envisioned as

such.

Characters:

Attorney Gray Kathy Burton-Bell

Prosecutor Kadeem Danté Hall

Claudette Colvin Brittany Williams

Claudette’s Mother Deaconess Hattie Williams

Policeman #1 Lakisha Archer

Policeman #2 Natasha Stateman

Bus Driver Linwood T. Joyner, II

Miss Geraldine Nesbitt Joceʹlyn Hall

Witness #1 Alethea Jones

Witness #2 Toora Rawls

Speaker #1 Katrina Mayo

Speaker #2 Kiante’ Robinson

Speaker #3 Ashleigh Thomas

Speaker #4 Juwan Gaines

Judge Trustee Jeffrey Gaines, Sr.

Thank You for Celebrating “Black History Month” with Us!

Sister Cynthia Bowser, Tutorial Ministry Leader

Elder A. Paul Paige, Supply Pastor

Deacon C. Leslie Williams, Chairman, Deacon Ministry

Trustee Michael E. Kearney, Sr., Chairman, Trustee Ministry

NEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (TAYLORSVILLE) Church Office: 757-399-6730 — [email protected] — www.nfbct.org

“Welcome to Worship and Fellowship” Worship Service, Sunday, 7 AM & 11:15 AM — Sunday Church School, 9:30 AM

“High Noon” Prayer Service & Bible Study, Tuesday, 12 PM — 1 PM

Midweek Prayer Service & Adult/Youth Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 PM — 8:30 PM

“I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get

it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, "This is not right.”

— Claudette Colvin

Presenting the Play

“SECRET WHISPERS”

Written by Sister Vanessa Hinton

This play is based on a true story about a teenager named

Claudette Colvin who despised the injustices black people

suffered in Jim Crow Montgomery, Alabama. For Claudette Colvin,

hoping for justice wasn’t good enough, and this fifteen year

old decided to do something about it.

Narrator: Sister Cynthia Harrison

Minister of Music: Brother Robert C. Hailes, Jr.

SCENE ONE: TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND

Claudette experiences the Jim Crow South at the age of four in a

general store. A white boy cuts her in line, touches her hands, and

she gets blamed!

Characters:

Young Claudette MaKayla Christian

Young White Boy Lamonté Christian


White Mother Emily Harris

White Teenager #1 Ashleigh Thomas

White Teenager #2 Kianté Robinson

White Teenager #3 Katrina Mayo

White Teenager #4 Brittany Williams

SCENE SIX: ”WHO IS CLAUDETTE COLVIN?”

After Claudette’s arrest, the question of boycotting entered the minds

of the Negro citizens in Montgomery, Alabama. The women of the

Women’s Political Council (WPC) wanted to know for certain if the

entire city would support the effort. Could Claudette Colvin be the

proper person to “trigger” the movement? The WPC did a background

check.

Characters:

WPC Member #1 Fannie Porter

WPC Member #2 Deaconess Evelyn L. Williams

WPC Member #3 Vanessa Hinton

WPC Member #4 Sharron Golson

WPC Member #5 Deaconess Joyce N. Hall

WPC Member #6 Shelia Sessoms

WPC Member #7 Emily Harris

WPC Member #8 Judy Suttles

SCENE SEVEN: “HE WILL DELIVER THEE!”

Claudette Colvin had a close relationship with God. One can

assume that her relationship grew even closer during the trying

times in her life after the arrest. If you know Jesus, then you know

he can deliver you from anything!

Characters:

Rev. Johnson Deacon Christopher Darnell Hall

Church Secretary Teneya Scarborough

Claudette Colvin Brittany Williams

Solo Sharron Golson

Church Congregation New First Baptist Church (Taylorsville) Audience

SCENE TWO: HORRIBLE BUS INCIDENTS

Prior to Claudette Colvin’s refusal to give up her seat on the bus in

Montgomery, Alabama, a few Negro riders “stood up” to the mean,

tough, and surly bus drivers as early as 1946.

Characters:

Geneva Johnson Claries Ellis-Weaver


White Female Passenger Katrina Mayo



Edwina Monique Godfrey

Marshall Dominic Godfrey

Epsie Blanch B. McCoy

Brooks Lamonté Christian

SCENE THREE: “DON’T SAY THE N-WORD TO ME!”

If you didn’t have light skin and flowing hair, you did not “fit” with the

group of students who were identified as popular.

Characters:

Claudette Brittany Williams

Temple Monique Godfrey

James Juwan Gaines

SCENE FOUR: MY FAVORITE TEACHER

Miss Geraldine Nesbitt, Claudette’s favorite teacher, was awesome. She

was intelligent, slender, and petite. She came to school early and

stayed late. Miss Nesbitt was tough and determined to get her

students to work to their highest potential. They would LEARN!

Characters:

Miss Nesbitt Joceʹlyn Hall

Student #1 Katrina Mayo

Student #2 Kianté Robinson

Student #3 Monique Godfrey

Student #4 Ashleigh Thomas (Continued on Next Page)

SCENE FOUR: MY FAVORITE TEACHER (Continued)


Student #5 Lamonté Christian

Student #6 Quadeja Mayo

SCENE FIVE: MARCH 2, 1955

Knowledge is power! Claudette Colvin knew the rule. You did

not have to get up for a white person if there were no empty

seats left on the bus, and there weren’t. So on March 2, 1955,

she decided she wasn’t going to take the injustices that Black

people endured anymore!

Characters:


Margaret Thornton Quadeja Mayo





Rev. Johnson Deacon Christopher Darnell Hall

Passenger #1 Katrina Mayo

Passenger #2 Ashleigh Thomas

Passenger #3 Kianté Robinson

Passenger #4 Quadeja Mayo

Passenger #5 Lamonté Christian

Passenger #6 Monique Godfrey

Passenger #7 Alethea Jones

Passenger #8 Toora Rawls

Passenger #9 Trustee Imn Burton

Passenger #10 Trusteette Joycetine Burton

Passenger #11 Dominic Godfrey

Passenger #12 Deaconess Betty Stateman

Solo Deaconess Evelyn L. Williams

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