Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till
Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till is a play that needs 14 or more performers (2 women, 12 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 14 or more performers
- Roles
- 2 women, 12 men
- Cast notes
- 12m., 2w.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- thriller
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
Picked this show? Get a rehearsal schedule built from your script
Opening soon? Build the program
Synopsis
In 1955, Emmett Till, a young Black boy from Chicago, traveled to Mississippi to visit relatives. There, he was kidnapped and murdered in one of the most horrific crimes in American history. The trial that followed captivated the world and became a catalyst for the modern Civil Rights Movement. Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till allows modern-day audiences the opportunity to witness, for the first time, what happened in that Mississippi courtroom in 1955. Every word of testimony prese
Request performance rights from Dramatic Publishing
Similar shows by cast size
- Home Sweet Homicide (14+ performers)
- SCARED STIFF (14 performers)
- Godzilla vs Bambi (14 performers)
- The Forest of the Dead (14 performers)
- Frankenstein - The Pantomime (14+ performers)
- ACTING CAN BE MURDER (14 performers)