Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker explores the contradictions between our founding fathers’ ideals and the realities of freedom in America. Christian, a Quaker pacifist, defies his family to fight in the American Revolution. Susannah, an enslaved woman, is tempted to fight for the British when they promise her liberty. On their travels, Christian and Susannah cross paths with Thomas Jefferson, George Mason and Sally Hemings. These encounters force them to confront the compromises America makes after the promise of equality. Wertenbaker takes us from Revolutionary battlefields to Paris to Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. Nataki Garrett (Woolly Mammoth’s "An Octoroon") directs this American premiere. Part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival.
Videos
The Matchbox Magic Flute
Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/21 - 6/16) | ||
Funny Girl
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (6/25 - 7/14) | ||
Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | ||
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
PHOTOS
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Prayer for the French Republic
Theater J (10/30 - 11/24) | ||
Is He Dead
The Little Theatre of Alexandria (5/18 - 6/8) | ||
The Art of Care
Mosaic Theater (10/31 - 11/24) | ||
Andy Warhol in Tehran
Mosaic Theater (5/29 - 6/29) | ||
Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/20 - 12/29) | ||
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