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Name:
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Laura Secord | ||||||
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Description:
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Poet, Playwright, Actress and Mojo Mamma | ||||||
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Geographic Area:
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Birmingham Metro | ||||||
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Web Site:
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http://www.mojomamma.com/index.html | ||||||
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E-Mail:
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laura@mojomamma.com | ||||||
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Birmingham Southside 35222 |
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Home Phone Number:
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205-592-9016 | ||||||
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Full Description:
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As a young girl, Laura Secord loved to write, act and direct plays with her family. She studied literature and theater at UC Berkeley in the 1970's. Today, she merges her passion for poetry, playwriting and acting in the solo play, Sanapia's Courage Medicine: A Woman Healer's Life in Poem, which premiered in Birmingham, Alabama in May 2005, and was performed, to acclaim, at Goddard College's The Power of Words Conference in 2006. Laura was the actress chosen to represent Birmingham, Alabama, in the National Tour of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. She is the author of the novel, Spinning Bait at the Blues Bass, and the poetry collection, Becoming a Mojo Mamma. She created a one-woman show based on Becoming a Mojo Mamma, and a lecture for patients and health care providers entitled Mojo and Medicine: Stories and Poems from 25 Years in Health Care. Laura has been off-set printer, union organizer, health care activist, teacher and a sex-educator. She now blends the life of a writer and performer with a twenty-year career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She currently provides clinical services to HIV positive patients. |
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Laura regularly presents a 40-60 minute talk, "Mojo and Medicine: Stories and Poems from 25 Years in Health Care". This innovative presentation is based on the belief that relationships are the key to healing. In her evocative style she tells the story of her experiences as a Nurse Practitioner and health care activist through the use poetry, prose, and performance-based monologues. This lecture has been presented to HIV awareness organizations, Schools of Nursing and Social Work, civic groups such as Civitans. If you are interested in scheduling this presentation, please contact Laura by phone or email. Laura's 90 minute two-act play "SANAPIA'S COURAGE MEDICINE: A Woman Healer's Life in Poems" has been performed at Birmingham Festival Theatre, Goddard College in Vermont, Friends of Jung South and Bare Hands Gallery. Laura welcomes inquires about full length or excerpt performances. Laura also welcomes inquiries about her solo performance, "Becoming a Mojo Mamma" that uses poetry and dramatic presentation to tell the story of a woman's development through mid-life. This is ideal for women’s groups and career development workshops. A variation entitled, “Becoming a Mojo Writer” is ideal for high school and college students and can include a 1-2 hour writing workshop. |
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham
1731 First Avenue North, Suite 190
· Birmingham,
AL 35203
Phone: 205-458-1393 · Fax: 205-458-1396
