Lois Moses

Poet/Actress/Lawyer/Therapist

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Poet/Actress/Lawyer/Clinical Psychologist

 

Lois Moses, Esquire is a native of Philadelphia and a Lawyer.  She is a 1997 graduate from Temple University School of Law, with a concentration in Transactional Law.  During her tenure in law school she was founder and co-editor of BLSA Speaks, a newsletter that sought to empower the Temple African-American law student voice.  She was the Political Social Awareness Committee Chair for the Black Student Law Association from 1995-1997.  Her honors and awards include: Dean’s List for 1997; Outstanding BLSA Member 1995; and the Lena Hale Award 1997— for outstanding contribution to the law school community. Lois is a recent Master’s in Clinical Psychology graduate from LaSalle University.

 

As an Actress, Lois has toured and performed extensively throughout the United States with Kuntu Repertory Theater in Pittsburgh and National Black Author’s Tour in Philadelphia and recently completed an off-Broadway run of Lady of Fadima in 1996.  She is a 1988 graduate of UCLA with a Master’s in Fine Arts where she received a merit scholarship in 1986-1987. Her honors include Dean’s List from 1986-1988 and a finalist in the 1987 Hugh O’Brien Awards.

 

Lois has been an Acting Instructor and Playwright/Director at Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  As a member of the acclaimed Actor’s Studio, since 1990, Lois has studied under actors such as Martin Landau and Shelly Winters.

 As a Poet, Lois  has self-published three collections of Poetry entitled, Not Just Another…Black/Woman, and Missing Pages…(Women Behind the Glass Door), and her most recent publication, A Timely Trinity.  Lois’ work speaks to and highlights the history of the African women’s journeys to/experiences in/and stories of America.  Using her theatrical, musical and movement/dance background, Lois creatively combines these artistic forms to produce a powerful medium of performance art.  She has performed with artists such as Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Kimmika L. H.  Williams, Regie Gibson, and Jill Scott to mention a few.

 

As an outreach/extension of her poetry, Mrs. Moses conducts motivational workshops for women  and men, geared toward addressing the necessity of healing and self-evaluation.  She also works as a part-time Adult Outpatient Therapist at Human Services, Inc. in Downingtown, PA.  Some of Lois’ Workshops and Panel appearances include:

 

 

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls – Girls Conference 2004

Arts Sanctuary—Self-Publishing Workshop

Rutgers University– Institute for Research on Women Conference

Mayor’s Office Of Community Service: We are Not Victims, We are Survivors

Baltimore Women’s Conference: Women and Writing

Independent Means: Women and Entrepreneurship Workshop

Celebration of Black Writing: State of Black Writing Panel

Some of Lois’ performance arts venues include:

 

Wade in the Water: A Katrina Storm (2006) - New York, NY

Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2006

 

West Chester University, West Chester, PA 

Wilkes-Barre University, Wilkes Barre, PA

Yale Cabaret Theatre, New Haven, CT

October Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

The YWCA of Germantown Kwanzaa Celebration, Phila, PA 

First World Theater Ensemble, Philadelphia, PA 

House of Umoja Fundraiser, Clef Club, Phila, PA

Walt Whitman Arts Center, Camden, NJ 

Grace Baptist Church, Phila, PA 

The New Freedom Theatre Poetry Café, Phila, PA 

Allens Lane Art Center, Phila, PA

Daimler Chrysler National African American Cultural Expo, Phila, PA 

West Chester Community Center, West Chester, PA 

University of Penn Law School, Phila, PA 

Germantown Women’s Project, Phila, PA 

Rosemont College, Philadelphia, PA 

Morgan State University, Baltimore Times Women’s Conference, Baltimore, MD 

Poet’s and Prophets, Phila, PA 

Mad Poets Society, Springfield, PA

Warmdaddy’s Po/Jazz Connection, Phila, PA 

Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware 

Café Trio, Philadelphia, PA 

Camden County College, Camden, N.J. 

Gloria’s Café, Philadelphia, PA 

Beaver College, Philadelphia, PA 

Poetic Ventures, Philadelphia, PA 

Unity Day, WDAS, Philadelphia, PA 

Celebration of Black Writing, 1995-2001  Phila, PA 

Nurican Café, New York, N.Y. 

The Poet’s Den, Camden, N.J.

Shubin Theater, Philadelphia, PA 

Freedom Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 

Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art, Phila, PA 

Truth Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA 

St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA 

College of Old Westbury,  Upstate New York 

Albany State College, Albany, GA 

San Diego Community College, San Diego, CA 

Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL

 

MEDIA APPEARANCES:

Enter the Zone (Featured Artist) - Channel 7 - Philadelphia

WRTI: 90.1 FM - Poetry Forum

WHAT: 104.9 FM - Poetry Hour

WPVI: Channel 57 - Toni Nash: Profiles

KYW-TV: Channel 3 - Philadelphia Tribune

Power 99: Tiffany Bacon’s Inner Grove (Poetry Show) 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Souls: A Deeper Visions

Poetic Ventures Newsletter

Poetry Plus

BLSA Speaks

Roots: The Underground

 

Shows Available for Bookings:

Original Spoken Word Theater Projects include:

 

Celebrating the Dream… (A collaboration of Spoken Word, Theater and Music that explores the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Struggle for Civil Rights – running time approximately 50 minutes)

 

Soul Healing… Soul Awakening (A collaboration of Spoken Word, Theater and Music that uses narrative and song to raise questions to address critical issues and challenges of women today and historically – running time approximately 50 minutes)

 

For Bookings email:   lamoses@hotmail.com -or call- (215) 602-2425

 

 

 

©2006

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