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Katie Hargis
Story of Jane Austen


Repertoire of Solo Performances
of Literature and History

from the Performance Studies Division
Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas

The following repertoire includes sample pieces that have been performed  for a variety of purposes (discussion-starters, cameos, full-length presentations) and in a variety of formats (for onsite or distance performances). The autobiographical stories of historical characters have been based on primary sources. The scripts have been researched and written by the performers. They have been facilitated by Dr. Diane Howard and guided by the process outlined in her text, Autobiographical Writing and Performing, An Introductory Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance.

*These abbreviated performances have been video-streamed from the Apple Corp. Learning Interchange.
**These full-length presentations have been performed via distance technologies.
***These full-length performances have been available through the Temple Cultural Activities Center's
Artists-for-Hire program.
 
****These abbreviated performances have been available for Technology Fairs and Conferences.
*, **, ***, **** UMHB Performance Studies Students Present Ethnic Stories, Art, Literature

UMHB Performance Studies Students Perform Poetry from around the World for Television and for on-site events.   (Voice Sample- Performance of Poetry Guidelines )             

UMHB Performance Studies Students Serve the Military, Perform for Equal Opportunity Days/Months (Jan.-Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Feb.-African American History Month, March-Women's History Month, April- Days of Remembrance (Holocaust),  May-Asian Pacific Month,   August- Women's Equality Month, Sept.- Hipanic Heritage Month & Nationally Disabled Month, and Nov.- Native American Month)

UMHB International, Bi-Lingual Performance Studies Students perform literature in dialects, especially for voice-overs: Peter McBride - Irish; Michael Peterson - Greek; Okechuwu Iwundu - African; Shuntaro Yanasaki - Japanese; Stacia Yu - Chinese; Angela Espada- Korean, Jessica Stockel - German; Natalia Trejo, Michael Fox, Sandra Rodriquez, Candi Kelly, Dani Brown, Brisa Ruiz - Spanish

Autobiographical Performances have been produced in the following categories: African American, American, Asian , Biblical, Christian, Ethnic American, European , Hispanic, Physically Challenged, Jewish , Texan, Women ...

UMHB Performance Studies Students Perform Literature Via Videoconference and Videostreaming Technologies, Temple ISD, TX
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Performer Performance of Poetry
American Poetry
Cynthia Thibodeau------------------------------- If I Can Stop One Heart
Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- In Memoriam
Jessica Hobratsch-------------------------------- Home Burial
Katie Hargis------------------------------------- After Apple-Picking and The Road Not Taken
Jane Polach------------------------------------- The Road Not Taken
Jessica Stockel---------------------------------- Bitter Strawberries
Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Still I Rise, Ballad of Birmingham, Negro
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****Poetry of C.E. Sims, Nikki Giovanni
Melissa Gonzales-------------------------------- **, ****Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
Lisa Banks------------------------------------- A Dream Deferred, Children Rhymes
Shannon Robinson--------------------------------------------- The Cross                               
Melinda Lovorn--------------------------------- Reflection on the Viet Nam War Memorial
Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- A Cowboy's Prayer
Amy Vessels------------------------------------ I Never Heard the Word Escape
Emily Kidwell----------------------------------- That I Did Always Love
Chase Williams---------------------------------------- Stars
Alma Shirtum----------------------------------- A Prayer in Spring
Ginny Byrd------------------------------------- The Asylum
Christy Edwards ------------------------------- Ocean
Rhonda Bailey---------------------------------- I Am Not Yours
Kathy Olin-------------------------------------- America for Me
EricClawsen ----------------------------------- Light Of Stars
Suzanne White---------------------------------    Coming Home
Merrit McKinnon Johnson---------------------- The Highwayman
Lauren Chamberlain---------------------------- Portuguese Love Sonnet
Jeff Reiswig ------------------------------------ The Road Not Taken
Megan Lee------------------------------------- Casey at the Bat
Robyn Hynes----------------------------------- It Struck Me Every Day
Biblical Poetry
Lacey Thomas---------------------------------- Poetry of the Bible
Cynthia Brehm---------------------------------- Poetry of the Bible
British Poetry
Robyn Renfroe---------------------------------- To a Louse
Mark Arrazola-------------------------------- Poverty Knock
Ryan Busby---------------------------------- On the Late Massacre at Piedmont
Aaron Rosberg---------------------------------- At Solemn Music
Stephen Milillo-------------------------------- Love's Secret
Jessica Leonard---------------------------------- The Chimney Sweeper
Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience
Josh Gwyn----------------------------------------------------------- Songs of Experience
Jennifer Strickland------------------------------- Goblin Market
Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Jessica Roush------------------------------------ Shakespearean Sonnets
Day Lusby Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Ethnic Poetry
Natalia Trejo------------------------------------- ***The Balcony
Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **, ****Still I Rise, Ballad of Birmingham, Negro
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****Poetry of C.E. Sims, Nikki Giovanni
Melissa Gonzales-------------------------------- **, ****Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
Lisa Banks------------------------------------- A Dream Deferred, Children Rhymes
Shannon Robinson--------------------------------------------- The Cross                               
Peter McBride----------------------------------- Dulce Et Decorum Est
Michael Peterson ------------------------------------------------ Ithaca                                     
Okechuku Iwundu-------------------------------- I eared
Angela Espada---------------------------------------------------- Years from Now
Angelique Myers--------------------------------- Her Story  
Yasmin Blackwood------------------------------ Me gusta cuando callas
Layla Kalati-------------------------------------- Ruba ' ie #12
Lorenzo Morgan--------------------------------- Life is Fine
Performer Performance of Prose
American Prose
Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Defense of Guenevere
Miriam Wilson Yauk----------------------------- Defense of Guenevere
Matt Williams------------------------------------ The Old Man and the Sea
Michael Fox------------------------------------- Literature of Ernest Hemmingway
Josh Gwynn-------------------------------------- I Have a Dream
Sara Culpepper---------------------------------- Princess Bride
Tabitha Koon------------------------------------ The Death of Rastus Reynolds
Suzanne White----------------------------------  The Hands that Hold the Car Keys Rules
Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Days of Glory
Laura Van Vliet---------------------------------- Desiree's Baby
Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- The Ragman
Diane Hallock------------------------------------ ****Jim Baker's Blue Jay Yarn by Mark Twain
Miriam Wilson Yauk----------------------------- Response to an Ugly Woman
Sarah Snyder------------------------------------ Boy's Life
Lacey Thomas---------------------------------- Love Letters
Jeremy Johnson---------------------------------- Chickamauga
C.J. Gustafson----------------------------------- ****A Grief Observed
Aaron Rosberg---------------------------------- ****The Rag Man
Renee Collins------------------------------------ ****Our Little Ghost
Gabrielle Moore--------------------------------- ****Wake-Up Calls
Ethnic Prose
Eugenia Greaves--------------------------------- ****I Will Not Give My Black Back
Marianna Lugo----------------------------------- ****Puerto Rican Woman
Performer Performance of Great Speeches
Matt Howard------------------------------------ Prayers & Speeches,George Washington
Shannon Cunningham---------------------------- ****Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***,****Ain't I a Woman
Renee Smith------------------------------------- Speeches of Susan B. Anthony
Brian Hutchison---------------------------------- John Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech
Jane Polach------------------------------------- Whisper of Aids, Mary Fisher, Great Women's Speeches
Ashley Akin------------------------------------- Women's Rights are Human Rights, Hillary Rodham
Stacey Regian ****Susan B. Anthony Speech
Performer Solo/Duet Performances of Dramatic Literature
(See UMHB Dramatic Productions, as well)
Jessica Roush------------------------------------ Shakespearean Dramatic Literature
Cynthia Brehm & Courtney Williams------------- Driving Miss Daisy
Cameron Gage & Philip Humbert---------------- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Matt Howard & Kathlee Roscoe----------------- Dead Man Walking
Elizabeth Ziegler---------------------------------- ****Romeo and Juliet; Act I ,  Scene IV
Walt Hobbins------------------------------------ ****J.B.
Performer Autobiographical Performance
from African American History
Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ *, **, ***, **** Martha Washington
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------ Harriet Beecher Stowe
Justin Golden------------------------------------ Frederick Douglass
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------ **, ***, ****Sojourner Truth
Christine Pointer -------------------------------- ** ,****Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige
Lisa Banks--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
Josh Gwynn------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Luther King
Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
Okechuku Iwundu------------------------------- Professor Matthias Iwundu
Drew Hollis-------------------------------------- Bill Cosby

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from American History
Matt Howard------------------------------------ George Washington
Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ *, **, ***,**** Martha Washington
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **, ***,****Sojourner Truth
Justin Golden------------------------------------ Frederick Douglass
Courtney Dennis--------------------------------- *, **, ***Harriet Tubman
Zach Krueger Your Son (Letters from American Soliders)
Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
Shari Cox---------------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
Elizabeth Bennett-------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Renee Smith------------------------------------- Susan B. Anthony
Amanda Dickinson------------------------------ Mary Todd Lincoln
Diane Hallock----------------------------------- Mary Driscoll, Civil War
Christy Edwards--------------------------------- Clara Barton
Christine Pointer -------------------------------- **, ****,**** Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige
Shannon Dick----------------------------------- Mae West
Jessica McClure--------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
Mindy Lovorn----------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
Regina Baird------------------------------------- Mary Chestnut
Renee Collins------------------------------------ Louisa May Alcott
Amanda Norton--------------------------------- Nellie Bly
Chrissy Ansay----------------------------------- Nellie Bly
Heather Roberts---------------------------------- Elizabeth Blackwell
Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Shirley Temple
Michael Fox------------------------------------- Ernest Hemmingway
Caroline (Thomas) Anderson ------------------- Jacqueline Kennedy
Ashley Akin------------------------------------- Marilyn Monroe
Brian Hutchison--------------------------------- John Kennedy
Merritt McKinnon Johnson----------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
Lisa Banks--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
Josh Gwynn------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Luther King
Chris Johnson ---------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
Okechuku Iwundu------------------------------- Professor Matthias Iwundu
Sheraton McCarter Duffey ---------------------- Maya Angelou
Crystal Rohr------------------------------------ Sybil Dorsett
Debra Creel ------------------------------------- Krista McAuliffe
Jeremiah Dunn----------------------------------- Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jeremy Brown----------------------------------- Tom Landry
Candi Kelly-------------------------------------- Nancy Kerrigan
Jamie Gilliland----------------------------------- Monica Lewinsky
Robin McLeaird--------------------------------- Linda Bove (Sesame Street)
Chris Johnson ----------------------------------- Arthur Ashe
Ashley Akin-------------------------------------- Hillary Rodham Clinton
Keri Raeke-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Dole
Andrew Walters--------------------------------- Kenneth Starr
Greg Weghorst----------------------------------- David Letterman
Drew Hollis-------------------------------------- 
Bill Cosby


Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Asian History
Shuntaro Yanasaki------------------------------- Mishima Yukio, Japanese Literature
Stacia Yu --------------------------------------- Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese Literature
Angela Espada----------------------------------- Lee Hee Ho, Korea's First Lady

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Biblical & Christian History
Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
Jaci Vance Lambert----------------------------- Queen Esther
Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
Matt Lueckemeyer------------------------------- Job
Brian West ------------------------------------- King David
Chad Crawford---------------------------------- Elijah
Ashley Klepac---------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Patrick Hill-------------------------------------- Peter
Mark Arrazola----------------------------------- Paul
James Hasse------------------------------------ Polycarp
Donna Humphrey-------------------------------- Joan of Arc
Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Sir Thomas More
Trent Worsham --------------------------------- Martin Luther
Jennifer Chervenka------------------------------- Jan Hus
Shawn Cabanis---------------------------------- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Miriam Yauk------------------------------------ Mother Maria Skobtrova
Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
Ashley Stroud------------------------------------ Lottie Moon
Robin Renfroe------------------------------------ Amy Carmichael
James Hasse------------------------------------ Richard Wurmbrandt
Mark Howard----------------------------------- Jim Elliott
Aaron Rosberg----------------------------------- Jim Elliott
Erin Parker-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
Lacey Thomas----------------------------------- Elizabeth Elliott
Jenny Taylor------------------------------------- Nancy Saint
Tracy Koen-------------------------------------- Cassie Bernall
Ike Johnson-------------------------------------- C. S. Lewis
Rebecca Blackhurst Bradford------------------- Ruth Bell Graham
Tera Kincaid------------------------------------- A Response to Ayn Rand
Lauren Wilfred----------------------------------- Carol Everett
Sarah Culpepper--------------------------------- Mother Theresa
Courtney Carr----------------------------------- 
Beth Moore

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from European History
Annette Roby ----------------------------------- Eleanor of Aquitaine
Lara Gaddis------------------------------------- Mary Tudor
Laura VanVliet---------------------------------- Anne Boleyn
Scott Foshee------------------------------------ Henry VIII
Joel Hudson------------------------------------- Sir Thomas More
Elizabeth Ziegler--------------------------------- Elizabeth Tudor
Diedre Cantrell---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
Johna Childress---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
Dennis Dobson---------------------------------- William Wallace
Jennifer Torno----------------------------------- Florence Nightingale
Brian Jaccoby----------------------------------- Bartholomew Roberts, Dread Pirate Roberts
Katie Hargis------------------------------------- Jane Austen
Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
Lauren Ellis-------------------------------------- Ann Frank
Jack Bland ------------------------------------- *Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man")
Shawn Hall-------------------------------------- Eric Liddell
Amanda West------------------------------------ Virginia Woolf
Jeremy Johnston--------------------------------- Oskar Schindler
Jessica Stockel---------------------------------- Nie Wieder! (Never Again!) Holocaust Survivor Story
Wayne Roarck----------------------------------- Pablo Picasso
Richard Muske---------------------------------- Thomas Andrews, Designer of the Titanic
Angela Jandreau--------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
Jane Polach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Hispanic History
Natalia Trejo------------------------------------- **,***, Eva Peron
Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- ****Frida Kahlo

Performer
Autobiographical Performance
from the History of the Physically Challenged
Elizabeth Bennett--------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
*Jack Bland ------------------------------------- *Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man")

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Jewish History
Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
Jaci Vance Lambert----------------------------- Queen Esther
Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
Matt Lueckemeyer------------------------------- Job
Beth Spradlin------------------------------------ Tamar
Brian West ------------------------------------- King David
Ashley Klepac----------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Patrick Hill--------------------------------------- Peter
Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
Lauren Ellis-------------------------------------- Ann Frank
Jeremy Johnston --------------------------------- Oskar Schindler
Jessica Stockel----------------------------------- ****Nie Wieder! (Never Again!) Holocaust Survivor Story
Miriam Yauk------------------------------------- Mother Maria Skobtrova
Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Shawn Cabanis---------------------------------- Dietrich Bonhahoeffer, To Die is Gain

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Texas History
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Frances Trask
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Elli Moore Townsend
Leslie Kemmerer--------------------------------- Ma Ferguson
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- Martha McWirter
Jeff Shores--------------------------------------- Commodore Moore
Lois Forehand----------------------------------- Dr. Claudia Potter
Merritt McKinnon Johnson----------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
Stacey Hopson---------------------------------- Lady Bird Johnson
Kathryn Munroe--------------------------------- Emily Austin
Matt Hall---------------------------------------- William Travis

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Women's History

American History
Dr. Diane Howard------------------------------- *,**,***, ****Martha Washington
Carlotta Russell Maneice------------------------- **,***, *****   Sojourner Truth
Courtney Dennis--------------------------------- *,**,***Harriet Tubman
Amanda Dickinson------------------------------- Mary Todd Lincoln
Christine Pointer--------------------------------- **,*** ,****  Dorothy Dandridge, Josephine Baker
Jennifer Lovell----------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
Shari Cox---------------------------------------- Emily Dickinson
Elizabeth Bennett-------------------------------- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Renee Smith------------------------------------- Susan B. Anthony
Christy Edwards--------------------------------- Clara Barton
Diane Hallock----------------------------------- Mary Driscoll, Civil War
Renee Collins------------------------------------ Louisa May Alcott
Regina Baird------------------------------------- Mary Chestnut (prototype Scarlett O'Hara)
Amanda Norton--------------------------------- Nellie Bly
Chrissy Ansay----------------------------------- Nellie Bly
Heather Roberts--------------------------------- Elizabeth Blackwell
Jessica McClure--------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
Mindy Lovorn----------------------------------- Eleanor Roosevelt
Merritt McKinnon Johnson---------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
Lisa Banks--------------------------------------- Rosa Parks
Holly Vaugh------------------------------------- Shirley Temple
Crytstal Rohr------------------------------------ Sybil Dorsett
Debra Creel ------------------------------------- Krista McAuliffe
Keri Raeke-------------------------------------- Elizabeth Dole
Jane Polach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
Candi Kelly-------------------------------------- Nancy Kerrigan
Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Asian History
Stacia Yu --------------------------------------- Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese Literature
Angela Espada----------------------------------- Lee Hee Ho, Korea's First Lady

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Biblical & Christian History
Angel Weir-------------------------------------- Queen Esther
Jaci Vance--------------------------------------- Queen Esther
Rhonda Roscoe--------------------------------- Queen Esther
Ashley Klepac----------------------------------- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Kim Spradlin------------------------------------ Tamar
Donna Humphrey------------------------------- Joan of Arc
Jennifer Chervenka------------------------------ Jan Hus
Miriam Yauk------------------------------------ Mother Maria Skobtrova
Annah Lamberson------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Kathlee Roscoe---------------------------------- Corrie Ten Boon
Amber Peterson--------------------------------- Lottie Moon
Scarlett (McLeroy) Crayton--------------------- Lottie Moon
Robyn Renfroe---------------------------------- Amy Carmichael
Rebecca (Blackhurst) Blackford----------------- Ruth Bell Graham
Lauren Wilfred---------------------------------- Carol Everett

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from European History
Annette Roby------------------------------------ Eleanor of Aquitaine
Lara Gaddis------------------------------------- Mary Tudor
Laura VanVliet---------------------------------- Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth Ziegler--------------------------------- Elizabeth Tudor
Diedre Cantrell---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
Johna Childress---------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor)
Jennifer Torno----------------------------------- Florence Nightingale
Katie Hargis------------------------------------- Jane Austen
Teresa Huggins---------------------------------- Anne Frank
Jenny Foster------------------------------------- Anne Frank
Amanda West----------------------------------- Virginia Woolf
Angela Jandreau--------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales
Jane Pollach------------------------------------- Diana the Princess of Wales

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Hispanic History
Natalia Trejo------------------------------------ **,***Eva Peron , First Lady, Argentina
Jenna Artus-------------------------------------- ****Frida Kahlo, Mexican Surrealist Painter

Performer Autobiographical Performance
from Texas History
Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ Frances Trask
Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ Elli Moore Townsend
Leslie Kemmerer-------------------------------- Ma Ferguson
Dr. Diane Howard ------------------------------ Martha McWirter
Lois Forehand----------------------------------- Dr. Claudia Potter
Merritt McKinnon------------------------------- Oveta Culp Hobby
Stacey Hopson---------------------------------- Lady Bird Johnson

Performance Studies students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor research and write the atuobiographical scripts they perform of fascinating people. These pieces are designed as role-modeling stories, which are honest about character flaws and struggles. These performances can be presented on site for schools, churches, museums, civic organizations, and theaters etc. They can also be performed for distance groups via videoconferencing or webcasting technologies.

Dr. Howard presents guidelines for distance communication and performance in her book, Enhanced by Technology, Not Diminished: A Practical Guide to Effective, Distance Communication. McGraw-Hill Inc. is the publisher.                                                          
     

She describes the historic background, rationale, methodology, process, and research related to the work on this page in her book, Autobiographical Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance. McGraw-Hill Inc. is the publisher.

These autobiographical stories emphasize the subjective attitudes and values of the characters, related to their responses to struggles from within and without. These presentations have been part of ongoing research, which has verified the strong relationship of role models to achievement motivation in observers.


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