Fly Bessie Fly with Dr. Daisy Century
“Fly Bessie Fly,” will be presented as a one-woman show at Willingboro Public Library on Sat., Mar. 22 at 2 p.m. Featuring Daisy Nelson Century of the American Historical Theatre, the presentation will bring to life the pioneering African American aviator Bessie Coleman. Free and open to the public, this family program requires no registration. The show is offered through the Horizon Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Actress Daisy Nelson Century was last seen at Willingboro Public Library in the role of Sojourner Truth. She has appeared in the films Beloved and The Sixth Sense, as well as on stage at Bushfire Theater. Educated at South Carolina State University, Century has also worked as a model and science teacher. She currently interprets