It focuses on the history of “church hats” and the significance behind wearing them, and we met one of the stars who showed us what wearing a crown really means.<\/p>\n
Natasha McKeller is a director at the Boys and Girls Club by day, and the signing, crown-wearing Mother Shaw by night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like, as women, whether we have a hat on or not, we\u2019re constantly going and constantly doing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
McKeller is part of the female-driven cast of \u201cCrowns\u201d at the Straz Center, sharing a journey of African-American culture and women through hats.<\/p>\n
A friend urged her to audition for the musical, and the crux of the show does not go unnoticed by her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think of how women are the glue of the earth,\u201d McKeller said. \u201cThey\u2019re the glue of society \u2014 they keep everyone together, they keep everyone afloat. Without women, where would we be?\u201d<\/p>\n
McKeller has been acting for more than 30 years and said women haven\u2019t always had the same opportunities as men in show business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
March is Women’s History Month, and the musical “Crowns,” produced by the Straz Center, is highlighting the cultural journey of African-American women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":2771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,12],"tags":[7,30,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-2774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-entertainment","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-entertainment"},"yoast_head":"\n