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by Rachael Carnes

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.

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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  • Rachael Powles: PARTNER OF — by Rachael Carnes
    “

    Intense, intimate, and altogether important. A 10-minute play that packs a punch.

    Intense, intimate, and altogether important. A 10-minute play that packs a punch.

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  • Alexa Gallant: PARTNER OF — by Rachael Carnes
    “

    Wow. An important piece about an under-discussed moment in history with haunting, realistic dialogue. A haunting story of generational trauma and legacy.

    Wow. An important piece about an under-discussed moment in history with haunting, realistic dialogue. A haunting story of generational trauma and legacy.

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  • Nimisha Ladva: PARTNER OF — by Rachael Carnes
    “

    By juxtaposing the young Sally Hemmings' innocence to the necessary preparations her mother makes to ready her daughter for Mr. Jefferson, Racheael Carnes makes her audience feel what has been hidden from history for too long. Not for the faint of heart, this short little play burns long after the last word.

    By juxtaposing the young Sally Hemmings' innocence to the necessary preparations her mother makes to ready her daughter for Mr. Jefferson, Racheael Carnes makes her audience feel what has been hidden from history for too long. Not for the faint of heart, this short little play burns long after the last word.

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

Awards

  • Take Ten Festival
    Between Us Productions, NYC
    Winner
    2019