In chronological order according to date of setting

Strong Pulling. 1780.  George Washington must decide whether to accept a problematic new recruit just when he most needs recruits—which leads his “manservant” Billy Lee has to question Washington’s integrity. Stage read at Monday Night PlayGround at the Berkeley Repertory Theater February 2010. Stage read at Shorts, Mediums, and Longs, SCV Space, Santa Clarita, July 2011

Big Buffalo Man. 1805.  Lewis and Clark have no idea where to find York, Clark’s African-American slave. But York, having crossed the mountains, has found himself—and freedom—among the Native people of the Great Plains. 

Patrimony. 1877.  Frederick Douglass has fame and fortune as the unofficial “President of Black America.” The one thing he doesn’t have at age 60 is the name of his father. But visiting his former master to get information proves unpleasant.

Divinity. 1919. Anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells enters an Arkansas jail in disguise to help a man accused unjustly find his courage. But his wife proves to be the factor in Wells’ success.

No More, Too Late, Adieu. 1941. Mack Robinson, Jackie’s older brother, confronts limitations and racism when he brings home his 1936 silver Olympic medal. Stage read, Monday Night PlayGround at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Nov. 2010

Way Home. 1962.  It took courage for Fannie Lou Hamer to come home after death threats and exile when she tried to vote in Mississippi in the 1950s. But her husband thinks it's stupidity. Produced as part of Towne Street Theatre's Black American Experience Festival, February 2012, in Hollywood. Performed as part of Black History Month at Joseph Le Conte International Magnet Middle School, February 2012.