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Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway’s (Shameless) poignant portrayal of author Zora Neale Hurston in the one-woman play Letters From Zora: In Her Own Words, moved audiences to standing-ovation and earned high praise from peers Angela Bassett (Jumping The Broom) andDebbie Allen (FAME) who were on hand for the show. Delivering an incredibly nuanced performance while exhibiting a wide range of emotion, Calloway narrated the daring and drama-filled life of the author using actual letters penned by Hurston. Written by playwright Garielle Pina, the one-night-only performance was held at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium. Next up for Calloway: the veteran actress joins the CW network’s hit series The Ringer for the season finale playing the role of Special Agent Berens, a Regional Director of the FBI.
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