The Reclamation of Madison Hemings
By Charles Smith
The Reclamation of Madison Hemings is a play that needs 2 or more performers (2 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 2 or more performers
- Roles
- 2 men
- Cast notes
- 2 m. Limited Streaming Rights Available
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- historical
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
It’s 1866, one year after the end of the Civil War. Madison Hemings, son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, and Israel Jefferson, formerly enslaved footman, return to their birthplace of Monticello in hopes of reuniting with Israel’s brother. Finding the formerly majestic estate near ruin, Madison attempts to claim what’s rightfully his by stripping the architectural features of the house he helped build. Both men are confronted with their conflicting feelings about the man who wrote “all me
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