Storyteller and performing artist Tammy Denease will portray former slave Clo Pratt in the next installment in her Hidden Women series at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12, for the Berkshire County Historical Society.
Although born into slavery, Pratt is willed her freedom by her former mistress. As a free woman, Pratt earns her living by hiring herself out, making clothes with her loom and cleaning local homes.
Join Denease on a trip to Colonial Connecticut, and learn about some of the events that led to freedom for the Colonies, including the meeting between George Washington and Rochambeau at Joseph Webbâs house.
PITTSFIELD â The Berkshire County Historical Society invites you to travel back in time, virtually, and learn about important, yet unknown, women in New England History.
The Hidden Women Series will bring to life historical figures Elizabeth âMumBetâ Freeman, Clo Pratt and Belinda the Afrikan. Tammy Denease will bring these characters to life in a virtual theater setting with minimal props and authentic clothing. In her oral tradition-type presentation, Denease will engage the audience through folk tales that teach life lessons, leaving her audience educated and eager to learn more.
Denease was born in Columbus, Miss., where she spent countless hours with her great-grandmother and grandmother. Her great-grandmother was a former enslaved person and lived to be 125 and her grandmother lived to be a 100. Both were known storytellers and passed this gift along to their granddaughter. An accomplished performing artist, storyteller, actor, and playwright, Denease speciali