"Moliere in the Park’s virtual productions make imaginative use of video filters and effects, and this new one does not disappoint. The impressive cast includes Crystal Lucas-Perry and Kevin Mambo." - Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Times

This production is FREE and open to all. RSVP required. You will be emailed a link a few hours before the start of your chosen performance.

Performances on 4/16 and 4/17 are previews. 4/18 is opening night.

Closed captions will be available in French.

1896. When Ruby, a young Black woman fleeing the American South, boards a ship bound for Liberia, she finds herself at odds with her companion’s domineering, God-fearing father and his mysterious expedition. Unwilling to sit passively below deck, she befriends the crew, becoming entangled in a mutinous uprising that threatens them all. Performed live with breakthrough technology and expansive visuals that put the audience aboard the troubled vessel, pen/man/ship is a heart-pounding story of truth-seeking at all cost and a powerful reminder of the dangerous limits of self-righteousness.

Presented in partnership with LeFrak Center, at Lakeside and Prospect Park Alliance.

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