The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
This powerful one-woman drama from Sandra Seaton, set at Monticello in the final days before Thomas Jefferson’s death, gives a voice to Sally Hemings. Sabrina Sloan (Hamilton’s Angelica Schuyler) portrays Sally Hemings as well as Jefferson, his daughter Martha and Sally’s brother James. Amid rising family tensions, Sally struggles to ensure Jefferson’s promise to free their children is final.
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Key crew
- Megan MatierDirector
- Sandra SeatonWriter
Cast
- Sabrina SloanSally Hemings
- J. Nycole RalphSally Hemings Understudy
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Themes
emancipationjuneteenthblack female leadsallyhemings