VCUarts and The Anderson are pleased to present Annabelle from 2023 Excellence in Adjunct Research Award recipient and playwright Vanessa L. Wright Jackson with a series of performances and talkbacks in collaboration with The Concilliation Project and The Wright Penn Company.
Join us Saturday, February 10th at The Anderson on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus for a performance of Annabelle followed by an insightful talkback session with Dr. Michael L. Dickinson, Author of Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic.
Annabelle: A Story of Love, Faith, and Resilience
“Have you ever had a time when you knew you were supposed to do something, but you didn’t do it?” Yes. You’re not alone, Annabelle certainly has. Annabelle, set in the late 1700s reaches through time and takes the audience on a journey, filled with suspense, close calls, and questions of what is real and what is an illusion. Annabelle explores themes of spirituality, and equality coupled with folkloric elements and symbols. Annabelle is a voice from the past whispering into the ears of the present. Listen!
Vanessa L. Wright Jackson as Annabelle
Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates