Anne McKee has distinguished herself among the writers selected for The Commentaries on Mississippi Public Broadcasting/Radio, plus several award winning competitive writings. In addition, Mrs. McKee has appeared on radio and TV throughout the state telling her stories and uplifting Mississippi. She presents for historical societies, civic clubs, schools, libraries, churches, conventions, and anywhere people love Mississippi and the South, its history and heritage.
She is the originator of the historic literary event, Honoring Historic Mississippi Writers, and the creator of Friendly Beginnings for New Writers, a workshop geared toward the baby boomer age group, but open to all. The workshop was most recently taught at The Eudora Welty Library, Jackson Mississippi and Meridian Mississippi Activities Center. The next class is scheduled for the fall term at MCC Continuing Education Department. Supporting the craft of writing stirs Anne McKee's passion and creativity.
As a playwright, Anne McKee's award winning one-act-drama, Friday Morning at the First National Bank was staged by The Philadelphia/Neshoba Arts Council, Philadelphia MS, and at the Roxy Theatre, Newton Mississippi. An additional award winning play, Hoo-Ray for the Chitterlings was produced by The Tallahatchie River Players, New Albany Mississippi.
Mrs. McKee has portrayed The Lady of the Grand Opera House, on the stage of the MSU Riley Center, Meridian. She has portrayed as well Mrs. Mary Young Pickersgill (the lady who hand-sewed the American Flag which inspired the writing of America’s National Anthem). The play entitled, Star-Spangled Morning was written by Mrs. McKee and presented as part of The National Anthem Project, with then Lt Gov Phil Bryant as special guest.
Anne McKee has portrayed Jane Cunningham Croley, Founder, General Federated Women’s Clubs, Mrs. Santa Claus, and Cousin Jingle/Jangle (Santa’s cousin) with stories she has originally written. For children – Anne McKee’s originally written collection of stories,Celebrate the Holidays with Brutus and Felix has delighted children throughout the state at libraries, schools, kindergartens, and Head-Start schools. The stories are about two kitties who are best friends. Each story is packed with family values and the integrity of true friendships.
To coincide with Meridian’s Sesquicentennial Celebrations, Mrs. McKee wrote, Meridian, A City that Would Not Die. The play, which has 100-plus speaking parts, plus song and dance, was staged by Poplar Springs Elementary School, model school for the Mississippi Whole School Institute.
Anne McKee's Mississippi Heritage Program for children, which includes her signature character, Mrs. Mockingbird, has reached children from preschool to upper middle grades at libraries, Mississippi Public elementary schools, and Head-Start Programs throughout the state.
She was accepted by the Mississippi Alliance for the Arts Teaching Artist Workshop held at Ole Miss in Oxford MS July 17-18, 2007, which took place simultaneously with the Mississippi Arts Commission Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute. Over 200 educators attended the statewide conference. Anne McKee is listed as a dramatic and literary artist on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist Roster.
Anne McKee served as a judge for the 2009 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association Regional Lincoln Douglas Debate. Mrs. McKee is the Mississippi State Chairman for the General Federated Women’s Clubs Writing Contest. She is an active member in Mississippi Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She presented a program for the Mississippi Reading Association, Beau Rivage, Biloxi, where she portrayed Eudora Welty and as well the Gypsy Queen of North America, Kelly Mitchell.
Anne McKee has served as a volunteer district judge and as well statewide finals judge for Poetry Out Loud since 2008, plus she recorded an instructional video for students and teachers, which includes recitation techniques. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation competition funded in part by the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The POL State Finals are recorded each year by Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Anne McKee is the Director of the Rose Hill Cemetery Costumed Tour, Meridian, MS. The popular tour performed the first tour in 2010. It is estimated 6,000 to 7,000 attendees have walked the tour since that time. The costumed cemetery tour is an participant of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s Creative Economy. There are 100-plus volunteers who work under Mrs. McKee’s direction to present the tour each year teaching local and state history and heritage through the arts of storytelling and drama. Anne’s Rose Hill Cemetery stories were recorded by The Natchez Trace Project, a documentary which is planned to release in late 2015 for television.
She is the originator of the historic literary event, Honoring Historic Mississippi Writers, and the creator of Friendly Beginnings for New Writers, a workshop geared toward the baby boomer age group, but open to all. The workshop was most recently taught at The Eudora Welty Library, Jackson Mississippi and Meridian Mississippi Activities Center. The next class is scheduled for the fall term at MCC Continuing Education Department. Supporting the craft of writing stirs Anne McKee's passion and creativity.
As a playwright, Anne McKee's award winning one-act-drama, Friday Morning at the First National Bank was staged by The Philadelphia/Neshoba Arts Council, Philadelphia MS, and at the Roxy Theatre, Newton Mississippi. An additional award winning play, Hoo-Ray for the Chitterlings was produced by The Tallahatchie River Players, New Albany Mississippi.
Mrs. McKee has portrayed The Lady of the Grand Opera House, on the stage of the MSU Riley Center, Meridian. She has portrayed as well Mrs. Mary Young Pickersgill (the lady who hand-sewed the American Flag which inspired the writing of America’s National Anthem). The play entitled, Star-Spangled Morning was written by Mrs. McKee and presented as part of The National Anthem Project, with then Lt Gov Phil Bryant as special guest.
Anne McKee has portrayed Jane Cunningham Croley, Founder, General Federated Women’s Clubs, Mrs. Santa Claus, and Cousin Jingle/Jangle (Santa’s cousin) with stories she has originally written. For children – Anne McKee’s originally written collection of stories,Celebrate the Holidays with Brutus and Felix has delighted children throughout the state at libraries, schools, kindergartens, and Head-Start schools. The stories are about two kitties who are best friends. Each story is packed with family values and the integrity of true friendships.
To coincide with Meridian’s Sesquicentennial Celebrations, Mrs. McKee wrote, Meridian, A City that Would Not Die. The play, which has 100-plus speaking parts, plus song and dance, was staged by Poplar Springs Elementary School, model school for the Mississippi Whole School Institute.
Anne McKee's Mississippi Heritage Program for children, which includes her signature character, Mrs. Mockingbird, has reached children from preschool to upper middle grades at libraries, Mississippi Public elementary schools, and Head-Start Programs throughout the state.
She was accepted by the Mississippi Alliance for the Arts Teaching Artist Workshop held at Ole Miss in Oxford MS July 17-18, 2007, which took place simultaneously with the Mississippi Arts Commission Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute. Over 200 educators attended the statewide conference. Anne McKee is listed as a dramatic and literary artist on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist Roster.
Anne McKee served as a judge for the 2009 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association Regional Lincoln Douglas Debate. Mrs. McKee is the Mississippi State Chairman for the General Federated Women’s Clubs Writing Contest. She is an active member in Mississippi Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She presented a program for the Mississippi Reading Association, Beau Rivage, Biloxi, where she portrayed Eudora Welty and as well the Gypsy Queen of North America, Kelly Mitchell.
Anne McKee has served as a volunteer district judge and as well statewide finals judge for Poetry Out Loud since 2008, plus she recorded an instructional video for students and teachers, which includes recitation techniques. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation competition funded in part by the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The POL State Finals are recorded each year by Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Anne McKee is the Director of the Rose Hill Cemetery Costumed Tour, Meridian, MS. The popular tour performed the first tour in 2010. It is estimated 6,000 to 7,000 attendees have walked the tour since that time. The costumed cemetery tour is an participant of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s Creative Economy. There are 100-plus volunteers who work under Mrs. McKee’s direction to present the tour each year teaching local and state history and heritage through the arts of storytelling and drama. Anne’s Rose Hill Cemetery stories were recorded by The Natchez Trace Project, a documentary which is planned to release in late 2015 for television.
