Play Synopsis: When an ethereal light greets Mara, an enslaved Black woman on a plantation in 1832 Alabama, she learns the role she will play in a prophecy about a Warlock, a hummingbird, and the bones of West Africans who jumped from slave ships during the Middle Passage. A powerful story of personal and spiritual transformation with roots in Black past, present, and future. The actors in the play are Black, and they play all the characters in the piece. In doing so, the performers and audience experience a narrative born of America’s dark past in a way that center Black healing. Script available upon request.
Place
Mainly a cabin, a plantation, and the woods in 1832 Alabama. A bedroom in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Minimalism and representation encouraged.
Time
1832. 2023. 2043.
Genre: Drama
Length: 90 minutes to two hours
Age Appropriateness: 13+