WORLD PREMIERE!

By Michelle Tyrene Johnson, Commissioned by the Coterie Theatre
Developed at the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Festival under the direction of Nedra Dixon

How can one person’s strength change society?

• Two stories told in tandem – one based in the Jim Crow era of racial segregation and another set in contemporary times.
• In the early 1960s, Rose James uses smarts, determination, and a little bit of magic to try to defeat the racial segregation policy that allowed blacks to visit Fairyland Park only one day each year.
• Years later, Rose’s granddaughter, Ella, uses her spirited nature, talent, and inherited magic to battle discrimination.
• Regardless of time or outcome, discrimination can be battled by tapping into love, a sense of empowerment, and actual black girl magic.