Shallow Brown; Thessalonia and the free sailor (Staged Reading)
October 26, 2018 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Staged Reading of “SHALLOW BROWN; Thessalonia and the Free Sailor.”
Smuggling radical abolition documents and joining the Nat Turner rebellion is a family affair!
Virginia, 1829. Thessalonia, an enslaved tailor meets free sailor, Levi when he asks her to unpick the seams of his coat for the radical abolition papers sewed inside. From that moment, her life and love are inextricably entwined with anti-slavery rebels.
Written and directed by award-winning team: Vienna Carroll and Keith Johnston.
Sing sea shanties with the cast! Words provided.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Langston Hughes House
Smuggling radical abolition documents and joining the Nat Turner rebellion is a family affair!
Virginia, 1829. Thessalonia, an enslaved tailor meets free sailor, Levi when he asks her to unpick the seams of his coat for the radical abolition papers sewed inside. From that moment, her life and love are inextricably entwined with anti-slavery rebels.
Written and directed by award-winning team: Vienna Carroll and Keith Johnston.
Sing sea shanties with the cast! Words provided.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Langston Hughes House
20 East 127th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues
New York NY 10035
More Info: shallowbrown.com