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10-Minute Play: Monticello, VA, 1787 — 14-year-old Sally Hemings is made ready by her mother and the ghost of her grandmother, to accompany Thomas Jefferson, who is 30 years older than she is, to Paris. Trigger warning: Assault, abuse, rape.

Thank you to Fade to Black in Houston, TX, and the research team at Monticello, for consultation.

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  • Robert Alston:
    5 Apr. 2023

    A powerful exploration of the generational trauma inflicted by one of the least acknowledged aspects of the ugliest stains on our country's history. Perfectly weaved dialogue builds tension, frustration, and grief as the two adult characters attempt to prepare a child to serve as the next drop in a slowly darkening pool of history. Where Hamilton celebrates the bombastic highs of the founding fathers and the revolution, this piece peels back the bravado to show who those men truly were, and what they did to those less fortunate.
  • Rachael Powles:
    23 May. 2022
    Intense, intimate, and altogether important. A 10-minute play that packs a punch.
  • Alexa Gallant:
    15 May. 2022
    Wow. An important piece about an under-discussed moment in history with haunting, realistic dialogue. A haunting story of generational trauma and legacy.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Women Playwrights International Conference, Montreal, Canada
    ,
    2021
  • Reading
    ,
    Main Stage West Theatre
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
    ,
    Midwestern Dramatists Center Annual Conference
    ,
    2018

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Towne Street Theatre, Los Angeles
    ,
    2021
  • Workshop
    ,
    American Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton, CT.
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Rover Dramawerks, Plano, TX
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    MOJOAA Performing Arts, Raleigh NC
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Coachella Review — Publication
    ,
    2018

Awards

Winner
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Take Ten Festival
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Between Us Productions, NYC
,
2019