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SUMMARY:O'Neill Theater Festival: Along the River Road" by Candace Perry
DESCRIPTION:In 1811 Louisiana\\, 500 enslaved people\\, led by Charles De
 slondes\\, revolt against brutal sugar cane plantations\\, marching towar
 d New Orleans for freedom. This largest North American slave revolt was e
 rased from history by slave owners. In 2026\\, Beth Sanders\\, a Black wo
 man from the River Road\\, returns to tell their story. Using her wealth\
 \, she buys and restores a plantation to give tours from the enslaved per
 spective. Facing resistance from politicians\\, family\\, and the communi
 ty\\, Beth’s journey intertwines past and present\\, exploring the revo
 lt’s legacy and the country’s struggle to confront its history.One se
 ntence summary:In 1811 Louisiana\\, a major slave revolt led by the ensla
 ved Charles Deslondes is forgotten by history\\, while in 2026\\, African
 -American Beth Sanders fights to reclaim and share this hidden legacy ami
 d opposition.Bio:Candace Perry is a writer\\, teacher\\, and social justi
 ce activist who holds the audacious hope that theater can change the worl
 d.  Over fifty of her short plays have been produced in the US and Irela
 nd\\; her five full length plays have had readings\\, workshops and produ
 ctions in New York and Cape Cod theaters\\; and a dozen of her short play
 s have been produced online.  Her short stories have been published in M
 s. Magazine\\, The Sun\\, Best of THE SUN\\, Cape Cod Review\\, Cape Cod 
 Women\\, Roanoke Review\\, and Summer Home Review. She was commissioned b
 y the Four Square Theater Collaborative to develop her play\\, Along the 
 River Road\\, and is delighted to have the opportunity with the O’Neill
  Festival to develop the play further.  More info at www.candaceperrypl
 aywright.info (http://www.candaceperryplaywright.info/).\\nhttps://www.g
 ayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/provincetown/events/o-neill-theater-fe
 stival-along-the-river-road-by-candace-perry-2026-09-26
LOCATION:Red Room
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