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Updated 2/21/2023

Tammy Denease

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

In her series “Hidden Women', storyteller/playwright/actor,living historian Tammy Denease, brings to life fascinating women who have been 'hidden' in history yet were prominent in the United States and beyond. From her research, Tammy Denease has developed performances and workshops appealing to her audiences. These workshops and presentations engage her audience through a one woman show, storytelling, acting or folk tales that teach life lessons and are coupled with hands on activities that leave her audience educated and eager to learn more. Take flight with Tammy Denease from the cotton fields of Texas to aviation history in Paris France with Bessie Coleman. Live the life of Elizabeth Keckly, an enslaved woman, who was a talented dressmaker, struggling to purchase her freedom as well as her body to become confidante to the First Lady at Lincoln's White House. Be denied the rite of passage into adulthood, as you experience the life of Sarah Margu one of four children on the Amistad. Experience hardship through the Middle Passage. Share one minute of freedom with Elizabeth 'MumBet' Freeman. Was it Reparations or Welfare for Belinda Royall?

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Tammy Denease (she/her)
Job Title: Actor/storyteller
Phone: 860-299-6090
Fax: 860-519-1447
Address:
1022 Boulevard
Suite 248
West Hartford, CT 06119

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2004

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2004

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Storytelling

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Writing Services
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk
  • General Public
  • Businesses
  • Nonprofits

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Flight Scholarship from the 99's pilot association

Awards

Awards:

  • Flight Scholarship from the 99's pilot association

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Pre-Kindergarten-age

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • Certified Interpretive Guide/DEI Facilitator

Fee range:

$1200-$1500

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Pre-Kindergarten-age

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • Certified Interpretive Guide/DEI Facilitator

Fee range:

$1200-$1500

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Stage is better but not required. Space for the performance along with two or three set pieces, provided by the actor is suited for library, multipurpose room, auditorium or a large classroom. Platform increases the viewing pleasure, for a large groups

Fee Range:

$1,200 - $1,500

State of Residence:

Connecticut

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1