Members of Honors Northeast recently previewed their coming film on Harriet Potter Ames to the fall meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas in Texarkana. The student presenters, who also acted in the film, and in some cases, researched the original script, role-played their characters for the meeting.
Thanks to a generous gift from Jerald and Mary Lou Mowry, as well as other sources of support, members of Honors Northeast filmed the classic ?Harriet Potter Ames? legend of Northeast Texas last August in Uncertain, and Pittsburg, Texas.† A research team of Kelli Knepp, Miranda Mendoza, Brian Taylor, and Dr. Andrew Yox initially provided the research for the script last May, working at the Dolph Briscoe Center in Austin.
Cassia Rose, from Winnsboro, presented an earthier, more ambitious Harriet than that known in the classic tale by Elithe Kirkland. She will star in the coming film. Miranda Mendoza, in addition to answering several questions at the meeting about the differences between Elithe Kirkland?s ?Harriet,? and the ?Harriet? that will be presented by Honors Northeast, is developing an essay on these differences. Kelli Knepp played Henrietta Embree, who she also researched and who also appears in the film. Issac Burris played the part of a runaway slave, and Jessica Velazquez, Harriet?s key rival for the affection of Texas Navy Secretary, Robert Potter, Sophie Mayfield.
Brian Taylor?s research on Robert Potter as a pseudo-pirate, also presents a new look at the old tale. He role-played Harriet?s infamous common-law husband.
?This is the first case I know of a group of NTCC students presenting to a professional association,? noted Honors Director, Dr. Andrew Yox.† ?We thank Mary Lou Mowry, and Glenda Broigoitti for their promotion of our students? abilities within the NPSOT organization.† We also received positive comments both about the student actors, and their ability to field questions afterwards.?
Visit ntcc.edu/honors to learn more about Honors Northeast.
