The Rescue Trial: A Staged Reading
Schedule
Sun Feb 15 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library | Annapolis, MD
About this Event
You are invited to a staged reading of my play, The Rescue Trial. The Rescue Trial is a historical fiction play that takes place in the free state of Massachusetts a year after the Fugutive Slave Act of 1850 was signed into law.
Play Synposis:
While writing about the federal court case of local freedom fighter, Lewis Hayden, for their father's newspaper, The North Star, sibilings, Rosetta and Henry Douglass, discover that slave catchers have come to town, threatening the safety and security of free born and formerly enslaved Black people alike.
Agenda
đź•‘: 01:45 PM
Doors open
đź•‘: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Staged Reading
đź•‘: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Talkback/Feedback Session
đź•‘: 05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Post-show event at 49 West Coffeehouse
Where is it happening?
Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library, 1410 West Street, Annapolis, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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