I costumed this lovely play for a local theatre in 2018. Since there is a surge of book banning right now, the play should resonate even more than it did four years ago.
I hope your production is well received!
CJ
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CJ Breland
Retired Theatre Arts Educator
NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-30-2022 12:06
From: Stanley Coleman
Subject: Great New Play - Alabama Story
I recently discovered a great new play,
Alabama Story, by Kenneth Jones. It was just published by Dramatists (now Broadway Licensing). It involves censoring a children's book called
The Rabbits' Wedding (a story of a marriage between a black and a white rabbit - you can imagine the "fireworks"). The play, a true story, is a clash between a Southern white politician and a Southern white state librarian. This is a very timely play in which censorship of books and racism intersect. Here is the link:
Alabama Story
I hope to direct this play next season at our community theatre here in Eugene, Oregon.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Stan Coleman (he/his)
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"When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him."
Bayard Rustin