Leeway co-presents Ursula Rucker’s (LTA ’08, ACG ’08) My Father’s Daughter at the 14th Annual First Person Arts Festival. This one-woman show paints a courageously honest portrait of a family struggling to overcome the effects of domestic abuse and addiction, while learning to forgive. Weaving poetry, music, and video imagery, Ursula draws parallels between her mother’s life and her own, illuminating how her mother’s relationships and struggles have shaped Ursula into the woman she is today.

Friday, November 6, doors open at 7:30pm at the Plays and Players Theater (1714 Delancey Pl). Tickets purchased before October 23 are $13; after October 23 are $15; and $12 for First Person Arts Members

About Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker is a Philadelphia born poet, mother, activist, and recording artist. She has been performing, recording, and releasing works for over 17 years, and has traveled and toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. Ursula has released five solo albums: Supa Sista, Silver or Lead, ma’at mama, Ruckus Soundsysdom, and SHE SAID, and has collaborated on over 50 songs in a wide array of musical genres with producers/artists from around the world including: King Britt, Bahamadia, The Roots, 4 Hero, Jazzanova, Louis Vega, and Incognito. Rucker has just completed her first book, Drown the Devil, a collaborative project of poems and photos dedicated to New Orleans with Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist Clarence Williams.