The Great Obstruction


A play by Sara Kumar

"An I got a dream of votin. And I got a dream 'a votin. And I got a dream of votin. So der it is. Keep dat dream child, I says to my chillin.

Keep dat dream. An data gonna come wid it."


– KETCH, HENRY HARDING

Workshop and Reading

Saturday, February 17th

12 PM to 3 PM Central


Stagehand-Cart Man - Alroy Fernandes

Stagehand-Hamlin - Randy Haedge

Eliza - Maria Pallas

Dolly - London Jones

Andy - Anthony Spurgin

Sam - Freddie Davis IV

Frederick - Karnell Matthews

Thaddeus - Zachary Foust

Charles - Sam Stengler

Mary - Monica Hatcher

Elijah - Freddy Kossehasse

Ketch - James West III

Angel of Greeneville - Sam Lisman

Thomas - Michael Schmitz

Martha - Megan Rose

Lincoln - Michael Schmitz

Sara - Sara Kumar

Stage Directions - Anna Kumar


PROLOGUE


 DOLLY

I think I'm not a slave, Mr. Johnson.

I know I'm not a slave, Mr. Johnson.

And I just can't call ya Master know more cause I know it.

I'm Dolly but I ain't a Johnson.

I don't wants to be a Johnson.

I needs to tell ya it ain't guud wid it no more.

It ain't guud wid me.

I'll say it but I don't mean it.

 ANDY

You say it, er I ain't gonna feed ya!!

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     DOLLY

I ain't da kind ta die and die. I ain't dat kind. We needs to tawk some more den. We needs to tawk and tawk some more.

(An dey walk to center and sit down for awhile before dey go in.)






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