Ella Joyce

Ella Joyce as Rosa Parks

A Rose Among Thorns

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - Ella Joyce's Tribute to Rosa Parks -- "A ROSE AMONG THORNS" -- recently received the key to the city of Ft. Lauderdale from Mayor Carlton B. Moore where she recently performed during Martin Luther King Week celebrations sponsored by JEBA--Ed Haynes and Julia Brown. Performances were at three locations in Florida: St. Paul AME Church in Coconut Grove, Parkway Middle School for the Performing Arts, and Lou Rawls Performing Arts Center at Florida Memorial University on MLK Day. Ella Joyce also received a recognition plaque from Concerned African Women (CAW).

TV and film actress Ella Joyce, best known for her co-starring role of Eleanor on TV's "Roc", Jasmin on "My Wife & Kids", Detective Waller in the action film "Set It Off", and Disney's educational film "Selma, Lord Selma" captures the famous moment in the life of Rosa Parks, affectionately called "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", in her highly praised, one-woman tribute A Rose Among Thorns. This show will perform at The Alabama Shakespeare Festival in historical Montgomery, Alabama, sponsored by the Rosa Parks Museum on Mrs. Parks' birthday, Monday, February 4, 2008.

For tickets and info, visit www.aRoseAmongThorns.com. The show is incredibly booked and will travel during the entire month of February into March for special events, corporations, churches, and schools. Jack Zink from South Florida Sun-Sentinel called A Rose Among Thorns "a well-crafted play." Ed Bumgardner from the Winston-Salem Journal calls Ella Joyce "spellbinding" as Rosa Parks.

The show moves onto the University of Santa Cruz, The Harlem School of the Arts sponsored by Woodie King, Jr., and Wayne State University in Detroit to close out the month of February. A Rose Among Thorns just completed a special encore performance sponsored by Omega Psi Phi at LA Southwest College Sat. Jan. 26, for parents and their children. The show is being booked beyond Black History Month.

A Rose Among Thorns, written and performed by Ella Joyce, and directed by Dan Martin, takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey not only exploring the "famous incident", but also exploring the deeds of many other unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of Rosa Parks. This loving collection of historical information infuses theater-goers of all ages to seek social change and active involvement with issues of today. For more information, visit www.ellajoyce.com

To book this critically acclaimed play contact:
Helen Sugland
Landmark Artists Management
4116 W. Magnolia Blvd. #101
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 848-9800