Mean to Be Free: A Flight North on the Underground Railroad
By Joanna H
Mean to Be Free: A Flight North on the Underground Railroad is a play that needs 11 or more performers (4 women, 10 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 11 or more performers
- Roles
- 4 women, 10 men
- Cast notes
- 10m., 4w. (with doubling 7m., 4w.).
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- historical
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
Mean to Be Free , the story of two black children who traveled the dangerous Underground Railroad north to freedom, is based on events that happened well over 150 years ago, yet its significance now is greater than ever, dramatizing a people's struggle to stand with dignity. Based on historical accounts, the courageous actions of characters, both black and white, including Harriet Tubman (the Moses of her people), Thomas Garrett (a Quaker station master from Wilmington), and Oliver Johnson (head
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