Pride month performance flyer with regisgtation link 6-12-26 In this time of great uncertainty one way to combat anxiety is through humorous storytelling.  Elizabeth McCain developed a humorous one-woman play based on life events.  The material of McCain’s play resembles talented writers’ styles such as Dorothy Allison’s honesty, Julia Reed’s Southern sass and irreverence, and … Read More

This speech was given by Frederick Douglass in June 1852 to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society.  It became one of Douglass’s most famous speeches—criticizing the chasm between America’s Founding principles and the institution of slavery.  Douglass lamented that Independence Day wasn’t a day of celebration for enslaved people.  At the same time, he urged his … Read More