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  • Liberty to Go to See (2017)
  • Short | 27 min | Short, History
Liberty to Go to See (2017)
Short | 27 min | Short, History
Created through a year-long partnership between Cliveden and the Philadelphia Young Playwrights, teenagers researched the Chew Family Papers-which contain thousands of documents related to the Chew family plantations and the people who ...See moreCreated through a year-long partnership between Cliveden and the Philadelphia Young Playwrights, teenagers researched the Chew Family Papers-which contain thousands of documents related to the Chew family plantations and the people who toiled on them-to bring to life the people who lived and worked at Cliveden from the 1760s through the 1860s. The title of the play comes from a letter written by an enslaved worker, Joseph, to his owner, Benjamin Chew, requesting permission to go to another plantation to be near his wife. The Young Playwrights worked with Cliveden staff, historians, and community stakeholders to workshop and preview the dramatic creation in 2013. The audience follows narrator James Smith, a freed African servant, through a series of episodes of daily life and work of the Chew family and their indentured, enslaved, and immigrant workers. The story dramatizes the paradoxes in American history as revealed in the class inequalities, gender roles, racial discrimination and the struggle for freedom. See less
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Writers
Belquise Abdul Hadi (Philadelphia Young Playwright) | Amy Chen (Philadelphia Young Playwright) | Lisa Gardner (Philadelphia Young Playwright) | Brianna Hickman (Philadelphia Young Playwright) & 6 more
Producer
Michael O'Reilly
Cinematographer
Abad AxeRosa
Editor
O'Reilly Michael
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Updated Jun 19, 2017
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Jun 19, 2017 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Julia DeGruchy
Harriet Chew Carroll / Hannah Welsh Harriet Chew Carroll / Hannah Welsh   See fewer
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Brittany Kvitko
Anne Sophia Penn Chew Anne Sophia Penn Chew   See fewer
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Bob McMahon
Benjamin Chew Sr & Jr Benjamin Chew Sr & Jr   See fewer
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Khalil Munir
Overseer / Joseph / Harry Overseer / Joseph / Harry   See fewer
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Ned Pryce
Painter / Banjamin Chew III (Bad Ben) Painter / Banjamin Chew III (Bad Ben)   See fewer
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Jahzeer Terrell
James Smith James Smith   See fewer
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Candace Thomas
Charity Castle Charity Castle   See fewer
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Grégory Yves
Michael (as Gregory-Yves Fénélon) Michael (as Gregory-Yves Fénélon)   See fewer
Liberty to Go to See (2017)
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