OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Donal O'Kelly 

• Setting

  Set aboard the Cambria on August 10th 1845 sailing from Boston to Cork.

• Synopsis

  The story about the voyage of an escaped slave named Frederick Douglass. Douglass had just published his life story in America and it had become a best seller. Forced to flee America due to the content of the book, Frederick sought asylum in Ireland. The voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) was not as smooth as Frederick hoped for. Frederick Douglass was described by Abraham Lincoln as"the most impressive man I ever met". He soon became the most prominent African-American leader of the 19th century.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  This play was written to be performed by two actors.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  17 March 2005

• Producer

  Produced by Benbo Productions In association with St Patrick's Festival

• Original Venue

  Liberty Hall
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.