Juanita Peters

BIO

Juanita Peters is the Executive Director of the Africville Museum.  The museum is a replica of Seaview Baptist Church which was the heart of the small black community which was razed in the 1960’s.  More than a memorial, the Africville Museum and its exhibits invite the visitor to ex-perience life “out home” in Africville, and the recognize the courage that transcends racism and hatred to begin the journey to reconciliation.

Juanita Peters is also an actress, journalist, news anchor and playwright, film and theatre director.  She is most known as reporter and anchor of CBC News at Six in New Brunswick in the 80’s and 90’s and also as host of four seasons of CBC’s Doc Side, documentary series.

Some of her films include:

I Made a Vow Hannah’s Story

Africville Can’t Stop Now

Directed two episodes of the Film Nova Scotia Award winning dramatic series “Studio Black”

As a playwright she has given us:

The San Family The Mother Club I M Possible

The Green Book

2019-2020 she acted as lecturer of Playwriting In The Theatre at Dalhousie University

Peters is a founding member of Women In Film and Television Atlantic, a member or ACTRA, Canadian Actors Equity Association and Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. She serves on the board Women In the Directors Chair,Playwrights Atlantic Resource, Matchstick Theatre and the Robert Pope Foundation. Peters’ is also a founding member of Nova MultiFest, Atlantic Canada’s newest multicultural festival.