Facing the Shadow by
Facing the Shadow is a character driven play set in Baltimore, MD in 1859—two years before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Maryland (a state located at the intersection of slavery and freedom) reflects the growing schisms and tensions in a country on the brink of war with itself.
These tensions and schisms threaten to upend the way of life for free people of color in the state’s...
Maryland (a state located at the intersection of slavery and freedom) reflects the growing schisms and tensions in a country on the brink of war with itself.
These tensions and schisms threaten to upend the way of life for free people of color in the state’s...
Facing the Shadow is a character driven play set in Baltimore, MD in 1859—two years before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Maryland (a state located at the intersection of slavery and freedom) reflects the growing schisms and tensions in a country on the brink of war with itself.
These tensions and schisms threaten to upend the way of life for free people of color in the state’s most racially “tolerant” city.
As the members of the Free Women of Color Literary Society hold their monthly book discussion, they have no idea they will soon face a potentially life altering decision: whether to help a slave escape to freedom.
The penalty (should they be caught doing this) is that they and their families will be sold into slavery.
Facing the Shadow is rich in history and relevant because some of that history parallels what is happening today: challenges created by an economic downturn and income disparities, racial divisions, growth in anti-immigrant attitudes, political discord, and debates about whether state or federal governance should prevail.
Maryland (a state located at the intersection of slavery and freedom) reflects the growing schisms and tensions in a country on the brink of war with itself.
These tensions and schisms threaten to upend the way of life for free people of color in the state’s most racially “tolerant” city.
As the members of the Free Women of Color Literary Society hold their monthly book discussion, they have no idea they will soon face a potentially life altering decision: whether to help a slave escape to freedom.
The penalty (should they be caught doing this) is that they and their families will be sold into slavery.
Facing the Shadow is rich in history and relevant because some of that history parallels what is happening today: challenges created by an economic downturn and income disparities, racial divisions, growth in anti-immigrant attitudes, political discord, and debates about whether state or federal governance should prevail.