Freedom: Drama about slavery or Musical inspired by Amazing Grace Set in 1856 Samuel Woodward (Cuba Downing, Jr.) is desperate to be a free man. He escapes with his family from the largest slave plantation in Virginia assisted by members of the Underground Railroad. The infamous slave hunter Plimpton (William Sadler) with his two-man posse are in hot pursuit and always one-step behind them on their quest to Canada and Freedom. As their capture appears eminent, Samuel starts losing his faith and ability to sing. Desperately wanting to help her son she tells the tale of his great grandfather, a slave on board the slave ship Pegasus and its Captain, John Newton (Bernhard Forcher) bound for America in 1748. Newton composed of the most inspirational …show more content…
The characters all wore costumes befitting their roles. The music was genuine of the period but started at odd times such as the scenes on the slave ship when a slave bursts out singing; far-fetched by any stretch of the imagination. Another memorable scene is when an over the top theater troupe puts on a satire funeral progression to help them get away. They dress them in black robes and white face paint and march them down main street while Plimpton and his cronies stand watching and wondering if they had been dooped. What made it comical was one of the women from the troupe starts wailing on top of the closed casket, comedic effect. Based on true and actual events the story did stay true to form. The scenes about the trail of the Underground Railroad depicted real people. Quaker Tom Garrett helped over 2,500-reach freedom over his 40-year career. Abolitionist Frederick Douglas was the founder of the civil rights movement. Each stop showed how crucial the planning and timing had to be because lives depended on it. Some of the scenes seemed a little far-fetched and simplistic at times considering how in real life things do not always go according to