Richard's credits as
DIRECTOR include:
Shouting, Stamping, Singing Home
by Lisa Evans, directed by Richard Shannon
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SYNOPSIS
It is 1950s America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but
still tainted by everyday injustices and the memory of slavery.
Lizzie and her family long for progress, inspired by their ancestor Sojourner
Truth- a freedom fighter; just one of the many heroines the history book
forgot. With Sojourner's dreams inspiring them, they fight their own battles
against racism. But when Lizzie's sister is shot dead by the police can
they summon up their courage and continue the fight?
REVIEWS
Shocking and highly comic.this quartet of performers
are wholly impressive.
Time Out Critic's Choice 2006 ***** October 2006
Written 20 years ago, but still fresh and urgent Lisa Evanss remarkable
play for children charts one young girls experience as she takes her place
in the burgeoning civil rights movement..It sings with hope in the face
of terrible family tragedy. Richard Shannons production negotiates the
serious and the mischievous with finesse. In an excellent cast Antonia
Kemi Coker is outstanding as Lizzie's teenage sister Maguerite, a young
women with her jaw set firm as she marches into history.
The Guardian