Speaking our truths: American Slavery Project

Here's a note of appreciation for The New Black Fest's American Slavery Project and last evening's presentation--a reading of Judy Tate's play Fast Blood--at CAP 21 with support from 651 Arts. Directed by Melissa Maxwell, this play deals with a perilous, potentially transformative moment in the lives of Black slaves and white slaveholders in the American South of 1845. Tate is blessed with a compelling eight-member cast--in particular, Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Messeret Stroman, Shane Taylor and William C. Sullivan--insightful and powerful performers all.

The American Slavery Project initiates "new conversations around theater’s role in counteracting the increasing revisionism in our political/social discourse about the Civil War and slavery" and "aims to promote a new generation of African-American voices who are telling the diverse and rich stories from an era that most adversely affected us."

Look for future presentations in this series of free readings and discussions. For program information click here. To make reservations, click here.