Angelina Weld Grimké: A Biography
Posted on: April 22, 2021
Living in a northern city at the turn of the 20th century, Rachel Loving is true to her name, exuding warmth and kindness while doting adoringly on any child she meets.
But when her mother reveals a brutal story from the family's past, Rachel is shaken to her core and is forced to confront what it really means to bring a Black child into this world.
Originally produced by the NAACP’s Drama Committee in Washington D.C. in 1916, Rachel is believed to be the first play by a Black woman professionally produced in the United States.
Rachel Cast
- Mrs. Lane
- Sekai Abenì
- Jimmy Mason
- Alexander Bello
- Mrs. Mary Loving
- E. Faye Butler
- Children’s Voices/Stage Directions
- Stephanie Everett
- Rachel Loving
- Paige Gilbert
- John Strong
- Brandon Gill
- Thomas Loving
- Toney Goins
- Children’s Voices
- Abigail Jean-Baptiste
- Ethel Lane
- Zani Jones Mbayise
Rachel Creative
- Playwright
- Angelina Weld Grimké
- Director
- Miranda Haymon
- Assistant Director
- Abigail Jean-Baptiste
- Stage Manager
- Jereme Kyle Lewis
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Tia Harewood-Millington
Running time: 3 hours
For information on producing RACHEL, please contact refocus@roundabouttheatre.org.
WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE PERFORMERS’ UNIONS:
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS
SAG-AFTRA
THROUGH THEATRE AUTHORITY, INC. FOR THEIR COOPERATION IN PERMITTING THE ARTISTS TO APPEAR ON THIS PROGRAM.
Special Thanks: Abby Melick
Leadership support for The Refocus Project is generously provided by the Ford Foundation.
Additional funding provided by
