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Dust of Egypt: The Story of Sojourner Truth
Opening Date: Mar 5, 2026
Closing Date: Mar 29, 2026
Running Time: 01:30
Playing @
The Sheen Center
18 Bleecker St, New York City, NY 10012
What could be more timely and timeless than the heroic saga of a young mother's fight to save her only son? Years before her legendary "Ain't I a Woman" speech, the Black activist Sojourner Truth was a young mother determined to rescue her 5-year-old boy Peter after he was sold and illegally taken down South. Dust of Egypt dramatizes this remarkable, little-known true story and its poignant aftermath. At a time when slaves and women had no power or voice, she spoke out and confronted injustice. She became the first Black woman to sue a slave owner in court - and she won. The play explores the price of injustice, faith and forgiveness, resilience and releasing the past. It is a moving story of loss and triumph.
Show Notes: No intermission
Cast
- Desi Waters
- Jade Cayne
- Eliott Johnson
- Eric Ruffin
- Jeanna Schweppe
- Nicholas Louis Turturro
Written By
- Karin Abarbanel
Director
- Rhonda PASSION Hansome
TDF Tickets Offers:
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Full-price tickets:
$45.00 - $45.00
Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
Listening Devices Available -
Parking
Icon Parking 303 Elizabeth Street -
Seating
273-seat neoclassical proscenium - Loreto Theatre -
Wheelchair Info
Both Loreto & Black Box Theatres are Wheelchair Accessible Studio C is not
