Mama Juggs
Wednesday, March 17 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
rieshontel.blogspot.com
Anita Woodley likes to put on a show. When she’s not producing WUNC's nationally syndicated radio program, "The Story," she’s a performer. For her one-woman stage show called "Mama Juggs," she transforms into four characters, including her mother and her great-grandmother. The production shares Woodley's experience growing up around strong, female role models and challenges audience members to think about their relationship with their bodies. Woodley’s next performance will be a fundraiser to help her travel to Africa to meet her distant relatives and perform the show for the Tikar people of Cameroon. Woodley talks with host Frank Stasio about how she was influenced by the women in her family and the thrill of sharing her craft with family she hasn't met yet.
