The Nature of Freedom: A Literary Commemoration of Juneteenth

This event is a readers theater piece - a style of theater in which the actors present the script without costumes, scenery or special lighting. Actors use only scripts and vocal expression to help the audience understand and follow the story. Sources are cited throughout the 30-minute act and include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Harriet Tubman, Dr. Maya Angelou, Robert Smalls, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Bibb. The play is directed by Reggie Guyton with the script by Ed MacMurdo.