E. Claudette Freeman, Author/Playwright, Publisher,
Literary & Life Coach is...
The author of FABULOUS YOU POWER NUGGETS, a second inspirational journal that continues to lead readers/writes through a delicate movement of purging and inspiring.
Commissioned co-author of the nationally-toured production of CHARCOAL SKETCHES. A biographical dramatic performance, conceptualized, produced and co-authored by the late Bhetty Waldron, on the lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Augusta Savage and Mary McLeod Bethune.
The author of eight stage plays {two placing second and third in the Loften Mitchell Playwrights Festival, in 1994 and 1995 respectively.) The plays are:
FROM THE PORCH – commissioned by the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority and narrated by actor Danny Glover, this historical piece traces Black history from enslavement to the contemporary hip hop era. Told through the voice of a narrator, the piece is accentuated with dramatic vignettes that colorfully relay various timelines. (Miami Arena, Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority)
THE SLUMBER PARTY -- self-produced in March 1995, this play centers around a night of secrets revealed when five life long friends get together for a sleep over. Tales of sexual orientation, abuse and loneliness unfold like pages from a diary. {Second place 1994 Mitchell Playwrights Festival, staged Barry University, Broad Theater, March 1995)
REMEMBERIN' PAPA -- is an emotional story of the relationship between and aging father and his three children, and how the unresolved issues of childhood affect them when their father dies suddenly. {Third place 1995, Mitchell Playwrights Festival)
THE PORCHES OF HOME -- is actually a collection of four pieces in one. It is small town tales that invite the audience to visit the lives of several of the town's people. Stories deal with a daughter tired of small town life, family superstitions, the memory of a painful death and the curiosity of a teenager.
THE TEARS A SISTER CRIES – a look at the raw dialogue of three Christian women about sex, relationships and the issues allowed and encouraged in relationships. (Staged African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, October 2001)
THE WAY MY MAMA LOVES ME – a story of unspoken emotions, unspoken pain and the tormented relationship between a mother and daughter. (Staged Florida Memorial College, October 2000, Vision To Victory Center, January 2001)
A SEASON OF RECKONING - an R & B artist who has used her prominence to thrust her brothers in to the spotlight is torn when she feels the need to walk away; her decision could mean the very lives of her brothers.
LOOK WHAT WE DID WITH LOVE - this play takes a stark look at how relationships, romance and love is viewed in contemporary church settings and how we have literally perverted love. (Produced by Kaleidoscope Konnection, Florida Memorial University, 2008)
An artist-in-residence with Master Teacher Ntozake Shange, who personally chose Freeman to participate in the intense Atlantic Center For The Arts Artists In Residence writing enhancement session.
A student of the Sea Island Writers Retreat with Instructor/Novelist Tina McElroy Ansa, Acclaimed Editor Blanche Richardson and Author Valerie Boyd.
A freelance writer, published in: The Gospel Truth, South Florida Newsweek, Visions Newsletter, The Broward Times, News and Gossip Magazine, Tambou Battant Magazine, Africa-USA Publications, Saved Magazine, The Florida Courier, Black Intellect Cafe and others.
Recognized as one of the most prominent African American female writers of the 20th Century, by the African American Cultural Arts Coalition and the Pan African Bookfest of South Florida - for her collection of short stories PIECES AND ME, and local theater work.
A 20-plus year radio broadcasting veteran, with a strong background in radio news production/anchoring and talk show production and co-hosting. Her experience earned her HONORABLE RECOGNITION in the annual Associated Press Broadcast Awards for her documentary: HAITIANS: A FORGOTTEN PEOPLE.
