A Woman Called Truth
Product Code: W74000
Full-length Play
Drama
Cast size: 3m., 3w. Expandable to 29 roles, plus extras.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award | AATE Distinguished Play Award
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
"Well, children, where there's so much racket, there must be something out of kilter." So begins Sojourner Truth's historic "Ain't I a Woman?" speech; words which reverberate over a century to speak to us about racism and sexism today in the stirring final scene of the play." A Woman Called Truth, chronicles the life of this remarkable woman from the day she is sold away from her family as a young girl, through her struggle to free herself and her son, to her emergence as a popular and respected figure advocating abolition and women's rights. Throughout her life, Sojourner Truth came upon injustice and fought it with uncommon clear-sightedness, courage, and wit. A Woman Called Truth combines her actual words with authentic slave songs, spirituals, and folk songs of the period. It has been honored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the IUPUI Children's Theatre Symposium, and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. As one enthusiast put it: "This play should tour the country forever!"
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code W74000
- Minimum Cast Size 6
- Pages of Dialogue 54
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging Area staging.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871293053
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Lutheran High School | Milwaukee | WI | 04/04/2025 | 04/06/2025 |
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