“Meadows' rare gift for storytelling includes the ability to project the power of the story onto her audience - imbuing us with the strength and energy of her heroine.  Somehow, somewhere along the way, we have all become Harriet without realizing it… I just found myself wishing it would never end.”  Erin Kahn, Stage Buddy, NY

HARRIET’S RETURN Based Upon the Legendary Life of Harriet Tubman

“…Meadows uses her gifts as a dynamic storyteller to inspire her audiences into believing that they can achieve the same acts of compassion and bravery…” Gwendolyn Quinn, Inside Broadway

“Your show is absolutely amazing!  The writing is impeccable, strong in structure, poignant, humorous, inspiring.  And your performance is stunning!  Your range is profound, physically and vocally.  That you were able to capture the power and nuance of Harriet through each joyful, agonizing, and victorious step of her journey with such deftness and flow is an astounding feat.  May the grace and inspiration and hope you give to others return to you multiplied infinitely! ” Marilyn Carter, Charlotte, NC

“I have never seen a performance as confident and devastating — in any medium — as Karen Jones Meadows’ portrayal of Harriet Tubman — and the countless other characters in her “cast.” And I have never seen an audience so filled-to-bursting, so unanimously primed for a standing ovation, as was Jones Meadows’ at the end of her triumphant performance.  Plus, the incredible script can’t miss.”  Jim Terr,  KUNM-FM, public radio,  NM

“It was amazing…30 characters in the play, but only one woman on stage… In a stunning performance, playwright and actor Karen Jones Meadows takes her audience through every emotion from humor to heartache and ultimately…humility.”          Cristina Kessler, Virgin Islands Daily News

“Harriet’s Return…reaches inside its heroine’s thoughts all the way to her soul…The playwright supplies Harriet with “voices” who embody, among other flesh-and-blood characters, the voices inside Harriet’s head that guide her to her choices…The play imitates its heroine’s pragmatism in a particularly moving way.”   Laurie Winer, Los Angeles Times

"Karen, you are magnificent.  The performance…the story…the energy… the truth…all flawless.  We were so honored to be there."  Pauline Copes-Johnson   (Harriet Tubman's Great-Grandniece)

HARRIET’S RETURN HAS HAD MANY INCARNATIONS BEGINNING WITH A COMMISSION TO CREATE A LIVING PORTRAIT OF BLACK HISTORY OF THE AFRO AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER-NOW THE HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS+CULTURE IN CHARLOTTE, NC

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