Patricia Williams-Dugueye

Patricia Williams-Dugueye is a performing artist who works on projects in the acting, voice-over, and commercial print areas. She is also a storyteller and writer. She appeared in several theatrical and film productions. Roles include a minister’s wife in BET’s Multitude of Mercies, North Capitol: the musical, reenactments of civil rights freedom riders, Sojourner Truth, Vagina Monologues, and numerous other projects. She also wrote, directed, produced, and performed a show entitled “Voices of Slave Women” adapted from actual transcripts of first-person slave narratives. She released her first poetry book entitled Acuity: Poems on Social Commentary and is developing plays focusing on women of color issues not normally explored. She calls this project “Giving Voice”. When not performing, she is a social and environmental activist, and attorney. She is exploring the use of performance arts as a vehicle to foster greater awareness about social and environmental issues impacting diverse communities.