Twelve Years a Slave
by Kristopher Owens
Adapted from the novel by Solomon Northup
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
SETTING: Various. New York, Washington DC, Louisiana. 1840's
CAST: 19M, 7F (doubling possible)
Based on the 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave chronicles the plight of a free black man from New York who is tricked into traveling with two men who eventually sell him into slavery. Northup's nightmare began in Washington DC, and ended in Louisiana twelve years later after a letter writing campaign and the help of a friend through a chance encounter.
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