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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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  • Robert Alston: PARTNER OF —

    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.

    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: PARTNER OF —

    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.

  • Alexa Gallant: PARTNER OF —

    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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Development History

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

Production History

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

Awards

  • Take Ten Festival
    Between Us Productions, NYC
    Winner
    2019