Her Own Sweet Voice: A Short Play About Slavery and Freedom

Her Own Sweet Voice, is a short play with three characters.It is ‘a chamber drama’ for presentations to small groups andfor the solitary reader. When history and personal storiescollide, there is compelling drama, and a ‘good read.’Thirty years ago, Mutala was born into slavery in Virginia.Now in 1861 in Massachusetts, she’s neither slave nor free(it’s now a matter of the dollars still owed).On this momentous day, she confronts her domestic statusand demands her freedom. We hear the words she speaks.And from her inner voice, we hear the thoughts toodangerous to say out loud.On this hot August day with looming civil war, sherelentlessly pursues her righteous cause. “Mutala knows what she needs to say and howthe saying is best said.” “Mutala’s strength is found in her resolute willand in her intelligence, her faith, her voice,her prayers.” Read more