That Summer in Sumner
By Ifa Bayeza
That Summer in Sumner is a play that needs 10 performers (3 women, 7 men). Licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 10 performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 7 men
- Cast notes
- 3W, 7M
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- historical
- Licensor
- Theatrical Rights Worldwide
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Synopsis
THAT SUMMER IN SUMNER is the middle drama in The Till Trilogy, a three-play cycle exploring the epic saga of Emmett Till. While the first play, The Ballad of Emmett Till, is the story of the boy, That Summer in Sumner explores the 1955 trial of his killers. While drawing upon trial transcripts, contemporaneous news accounts, and the abundant photographic and media imaging, the play is not a docudrama, but my imagined interpretation of behind the scenes events from the perspective of three Africa
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