This year's production, Letters for Emancipendence, features dramatised events in the lives of National Heroes - Nanny, Sam Sharpe, George William Gordon, Paul Bogle, Marcus Garvey, Alexander Bustamante and Norman Washington Manley.  Remembering times past - Actors Cadine Hall (left) and Kevin Halstead rehearse for 'Letters for Emancipendence', playing August 1 and 2 at 4 p.m. daily at the Little-Little Theatre. – Contributed
Letters for Emancipendence is a blend of songs, music, movement and dialogue. The LTM has commended Kennedy for his generosity in permitting use of the excerpt from the Daddy Sharpe book, as also publishers, Ian Randle for its cooperation.
Beside the dramatic presentation, there will be the staging of an exhibition of artifacts of slavery, and the way to Independence. Thanks to the cooperation of the Museums Division of the Institute of Jamaica. There will also be the customary 'nyammings' of some favourite hometown foods. The opening event begins at 4 p.m. with an introduction by Ambassador Burchell Whiteman. Tickets are $600 for adults and $400 for children. |
