SALLY & TOM is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
SALLY & TOM
BY SUZAN-LORI PARKS
DIRECTED BY MELISSA MOWRY
Virginia Stage Company invites the community to a free staged reading of Sally & Tom by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on Friday, June 19 at 2:00 PM at the Wells Theatre.
Presented in observance of Juneteenth, this special event offers audiences the opportunity to experience a powerful and provocative work from one of America's most celebrated playwrights.
The Good Company, a scrappy self-produced off-off-off Broadway theatre company, is rehearsing its next big show: a play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Writer Luce is playing Sally; her partner in romance and art, Mike, is both directing the production and playing Tom. What could possibly go wrong?
With humor, intelligence, and theatrical ingenuity, Parks explores the complicated intersections of art, power, race, and American history. Sally & Tom examines who gets to tell our nation's stories, whose voices are remembered, and how the past continues to shape the present.
Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and reservations are encouraged.
This free staged reading is presented by Virginia Stage Company with support from the City of Norfolk.
Event Details
Sally & Tom | A Staged Reading
Friday, June 19, 2:00 PM
Wells Theatre
108 E. Tazewell Street, Norfolk, VA
Free Admission
The Cast:
Cast:
Christine Barreca as Ginger/Patsy
Alvan Bolling, II as Devon/Nathan
Rilian Dell’Omo Fernandes as Geoff/Cooper
ShaaNi Dent as Maggie/Mary
Greg Dragas* as Mike/Tom
Indya Jackson as Luce/Sally
Donovan Mitchell* as Kwame/James
Vivian Ruiz as Scout/Polly
Janae Thompson as Stage Directions
Crew:
Melissa Mowry- Director
Kim Fuller- Stage Manager
Jon Vredenburg- A1