Godspeed by
It’s 1865 and slavery has been abolished in Texas. A former slave named Godspeed, who escaped to Mexico a decade earlier, returns to the Lone Star State with a six-shooter, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Godspeed sets out on a perilous journey across Texas with Peklai, the Mexican woman who taught her to shoot, and Nelson, the bedraggled drunk who used to be her master. Godspeed casts light on an often-...
It’s 1865 and slavery has been abolished in Texas. A former slave named Godspeed, who escaped to Mexico a decade earlier, returns to the Lone Star State with a six-shooter, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Godspeed sets out on a perilous journey across Texas with Peklai, the Mexican woman who taught her to shoot, and Nelson, the bedraggled drunk who used to be her master. Godspeed casts light on an often-ignored chapter in the post-slavery history of the U.S. while taking the audience on an epic, escapist theatrical experience.