PRINCETON, N.J. - Aleaha Jones, a 2011 graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School, recently performed in the lead role of Maria Berggolts in the East Coast premiere of "Awake In Me" at the Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University.
"Awake in Me," which was written and directed by Dean Ivan Fuller is a haunting, romantic tragedy based on the life and writings of Soviet poet, Olga Berggolts. This production has been entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
Jones, a freshman double major in musical theater and communications, is a daughter of Curt and Lori Jones, and a granddaughter of Barbara Jones and Larry and Claire Varney.