Tahirah Whittington is currently cellist for the Dear Evan Hansen National Tour; previously for Hamilton: An American Musical. Television/Film: “Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Empire”. Her studio recordings: Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift, John Legend’s Big Love and PJ Morton’s Gumbo Unplugged. Tahirah performed the cello solo for Rhiannon Giddens’ “Cry No More.” She is a member of Ritz Chamber Players and D-Composed. She received her BA from New England Conservatory and a MA from Juilliard.

Tahirah composed, and will perform, the original score of Screams Echo on Friday evening, October 28, 2022, as the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival kicks off with a dramatic reading of Featured Playwright Bobbie O’Connor’s wonderful play in the Lecture Hall at the Jessie Ball duPont Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. The play will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. and run until 7 p.m., followed by a talkback with the playwright and cast and a discussion led by 904WARD until 8:00 p.m.

To see the event guide, click here.

Victoria Canady-Anderson holds a BA in fine arts from Florida State University. She has worked as a music teacher at Jacksonville Heights Elementary, where she also led as a teaching artist for the CAP chorus program. She produced and directed four musical performances with the Singing Eagles Chorus there. She is an all-around musician who performs in a band, as well as mixing, mastering, and writing for other artists. She is currently Program Manager for the Cathedral Arts Project.

Victoria will star when, on Friday evening, October 28, 2022, the JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival kicks off with a dramatic reading of Featured Playwright Bobbie O’Connor’s “Screams Echo” in the Lecture Hall at the Jessie Ball duPont Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. The play will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. and run until 7 p.m., followed by a talkback with the playwright and cast and a discussion led by 904WARD until 8:00 p.m. 

To see the event guide, click here.