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From Africa to AmericaDonald Lewis takes the students through history with this collection of stories from African and African American traditions. Students will laugh out loud as they meet the silly selfish man with the tree on his head and hum along to Nat King Col's "Straighten Up and Fly Right" during hilarious renditions of beloved stories. ArtistDonald LewisCostPlease contact us to inquire about rates.Technical NeedsStudy GuideNo study guide is currently available online for this performance offeringAbout Donald Lewis
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Curriculum/sAfrican American StudiesCharacter Development Language and Arts Multicultural Studies Social Studies Art Genre/sTheateFormat/sPerformance |
Donald Lewis, Jr. is one of the founders of KITA PRODUCTIONS. Don is a graduate of New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and trained at the College of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1984, he was a member of the acting ensemble SUNDANCE INSTITUTE. In 1995, he appeared in Edward Albees’ production “FRAGMENTS” and in the role of husband in the feature film “THE WEDDING”. He has appeared on television on “The Big Easy” and “Orleans”. He has also appeared in many local commercials, and is a regular voice on WWOZ’s “The Live Wire”. Don is an actor in Running With Scissors productions. He currently teaches drama and storytelling in the Recovery School District’s talented arts program and performs regularly at schools across the state with Young Audiences of Louisiana.