Reclaiming the Sacred Stories of the Silenced

Sunday, July 27 – 11 a.m. Online and In-person
“When the Trumpet Cries: Bearing Witness, Breaking Silence”
Bleu Do'zia

Reclaiming the Sacred Stories of the Silenced

Inspired by the original play When A Trumpet Cries by Bleu Do’zia, this sermon explores the sacred act of remembering voices history tried to erase. Through the story of Abba, an enslaved woman, we examine what it means to bear witness, confront silence, and answer the call for justice. Join us as we reflect on the spiritual power of truth-telling and the trumpet within us all.

Bleu Do'zia is the founder and artistic director of Selah Theatre Project, a nonprofit teaching and reaching young actors in many venues throughout the Shenandoah Valley.  Bleu is known as the "Teen Whisperer" as she inspires young aspiring artists to engage through the art of theatre. to seek beyond the text and develop an understanding of humanity through emotional, physical and character development. The importance of every aspiring artist should be to connect with audiences through genuine human likeness in order to create a safe space of positive conversations surrounding social justice, society and positive community impact. Bleu is not a stranger to the stage.  She is an accomplished performer with credits in both Regional and Community Theatre, including the Other Voices Theatre, Theatre of Shenandoah, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, the Apollo Civic Theater, Winchester Little Theater, Ohrstrom-Bryant Theater and The Kennedy Center. She has been seen in productions such as Avenue Q (Gary Coleman), ‘Night Mother (Jessie), Chicago (Mama Matron Morton), Hairspray (Motormouth), Necessary Targets (J.S. Bach) and From Prison to Stage written by the late Betty May.  Her directorial credits include The Laramie Project, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, The Colored Museum, Fences, Love Letters, The Diviners, Grace and Glory, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Trouble In Mind and many more. La Tasha graduated from the elite Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA before moving to Winchester, VA to further her education at Shenandoah University where she completed coursework in voice, theatre, and communications. Currently, Bleu serves as Commissioner representing Region 4B for the Virginia Commission for the Arts at the service of the Governor.