Actress Kecia Lewis played Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 2016 Off-Broadway play Marie and R

Actress Kecia Lewis played Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 2016 Off-Broadway play Marie and Rosetta. The story, set in Mississippi in 1946, revolved around Tharpe and her protégé Marie Knight (played by Rebecca Naomi Jones).

Photos by Ahron R. Foster.