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  Presented as part of the Lantern's Spotlight Northwest Series
SOJOURNER BY RICHARD LaMonte PIERCE
Performed by Zuhairah McGill
Saturday, September 13, 2025 • 1:30 to 3PM
In this riveting one-person play, Philadelphia theater artist Zuhairah McGill plays Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born into slavery in rural New York in the late 18th century. After freeing herself, she successfully sued her enslavers to gain custody of her son. By the 1840s she preached for abolition and women's rights, rising to national prominence. This devastating yet inspiring tale provides a compelling and personal look into Antebellum America and Sojourner Truth's extraordinary life. NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA VENUE Stenton 4601 N. 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO The performance will take place outside, and we recommend that you bring a picnic blanket or camp chair. There is street parking available, and handicap parking on site.
Your complimentary ticket includes a post-show discussion with the artists and community members
 
Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.
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