Zainab Jah on Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus

Actress Zainab Jah of Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus discusses what it was like stepping into the role of Saartjie Baartman, and what she hopes audiences take away from the show.
Traveling from her home in southern Africa for what she hoped would be a better life, Saartjie Baartman became an unfortunate star on the 19th Century London freak show circuit. This Obie Award-winning play gives vibrant life to the story of Baartman’s journey to London, her rise to fame as the “Hottentot Venus,” and her eventual relationship with a French scientist. Inspired by the true story of Baartman, Venus is a tragic-carnival, an intense and devastating journey honoring the life of Baartman and examining the way we live and love today.
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what a great interview

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Zainab Jah, O Queen of Nigerian Audible....please do more reading on books of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Because you were so amazing on half of yellow sun. I laughed, cried, and it really touched my heart and it all happened because of your talent and chimamanda’s writing!