Lacresha Berry, better known as
Berry, is a singer/songwriter, actress, poet, educator, and writer from Queens by way of Lexington, Kentucky. She received her B.A. in Theatre from the University of Kentucky. She honed her playwriting skills there and has gone on to produce three one-woman shows since 2002. Her latest one-woman show,
Browngirl. Bluegrass., documents her life as a brown girl coming of age in the bluegrass state of Kentucky. She's performed all over the country with the show, as well as singing and hosting with
The Inspired Word weekly series.
When she's not performing, she's teaching spoken word to ninth graders in the Bronx and Global History Regents Prep to her awesome juniors and seniors in Harlem. She is currently writing her debut novel, Seeing Janelle, and her next one-woman show, Tubman. For more information, visit www.berryandcompany.com.
Please join Berry and all our accomplished readers for Line Break #3, Saturday, November 5, 5:30 pm at Q.E.D. in Astoria!.
Our show's a steal at only 5 bucks! Get your tickets now, and bring a friend!
