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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
In The Shadow of Slavery

ONE-MAN PLAY


Fee Range: $6,500-$8,500


Frederick Douglass - In the Shadow of Slavery is a highly suspenseful and provocative one-man adventure that barrels headfirst into the dramatic complexities of American history. Experience Douglass’ heartbreaking childhood as a plantation slave and his perilous escape to freedom, marvel at his mastery of the spoken word as he denounces the brutal injustices of slavery. Hear with gripping detail of his uneasy alliance with radical John Brown and of the unwavering friendship he shared with Abraham Lincoln. By plays end with an angry mob beating at his door, Douglass learns the dire cost of ambition and compromise…but is it too late for progress?


Mel Johnson Jr. is an iconic Hollywood and Broadway actor (Total Recall '1990 with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Mufasa in The Lion King on Broadway and more than 9 Broadway roles and several Hollywood movie and television credits).

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