CENTRE WELLINGTON – Guelph-based performing artist, historian and educational speaker Tracy Lee is bringing And Then What Happened… Black Canadian History – the untold stories to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Feb. 23 at 2pm.
Born and raised in Brantford, Lee has made Guelph her home for over 20 years.
She is a proud fifth generation Black Canadian with ancestral roots in North Buxton, the Queen’s Bush settlement and the St. Catharines/Niagara/Brantford area.
She has been performing on stage since the age of three and continues to be a featured soloist in many musical reviews, festivals, community events and musical theatre, landing major roles such as Aida in Aida, Matron Mama Morton in Chicago with Theatre Ancaster, and Motor-Mouth Maybelle in Hairspray at Centre in the Square in Kitchener.
She was last seen on the Fergus Grand Theatre stage in the post-pandemic comeback show All Together Now.
In her solo show And Then What Happened…, she combines the work of genealogists, historians, and years of research into a story of how her ancestors came to Canada via the Underground Railroad, in a story brought to life through music, storytelling and a keynote presentation.
“Stories like these need to be told,” says theatre coordinator Eric Goudie. “Now more than ever.”
Tickets for all shows are now on sale at the box office, by phone at 519-787-1981, or online at fergusgrandtheatre.ca.
