Many Thousand Gone
New Release: Black History Play - Many Thousand Gone
This play is extracted from our master play, "The Road Back to Equality". However, it has signifcant changes and rewrites to reduce the time to 89 minutes." If you have purchased "The Road Back to Equality" you may not desire to purchase this play
Click to download excerpts of play http://www.playsbypam.com/Many%20Thousand%20Gone%20Excerpts%20by%20Pamela%20R%20Smith.pdf
"Many Thousand Gone" walks you through the journey of the struggle of African-Americans and their resilience and determination to overcome.
A great learning tool that you need to take your church, students, school, and community.
PRICE INCLUDES: Lyrics, and some Sheet Music (57 pages)
A black history play unlike any other. Truly a great educational tool and theatrically entertaining.
One of the most educational plays on the market. It will enlighten, stir, and entertain you. A tremendous amount of research has been done to make this as authentic as possible.
Please go to www.playsbypam.com and click on Black History Plays to see a detailed overview of this play. You will be able to see portions of the script as well as timing.
Length: 89 minutes(depends largely upon the songs and the director's coordination of the play) Includes songs with the lyrics and many with the sheet music, as well as video links. Total Page Count: 60
Although extracted from our master play, "The Road Back to Equality," edits have been to the script to accomodate for timing; therefore, this play does not read exactly like the full version of "The Road Back to Equality." This play, like the master play, is written in sequence of events and eras, not acts and scenes.
Table of Contents:
Director’s Notes
Characters
Introduction
Spain and the Americas
Jamestown Settlement
Slavery in Full Swing
The Zong Ship
Beginning of the Revolt
General Toussaint L'Ouverture
Charles Ball
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Memphis 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Labor Dispute
Many Thousand Gone
Resources
Go to www.playsbypam and click on Black History Plays for a detailed overview and excerpts of each event or era.
This play is extracted from our master play, "The Road Back to Equality." If you have purchased "The Road Back to Equality" while this play has been edited significantly, please carefully consider if you desire to purchase it also. We do NOT give refunds for downloaded products.
ALL dramatic works - PLAYS and SKITS are NON-REFUNDABLE
