SWORD OF THE SPIRIT    with Magpie Music

The music from this concert is based upon the life and letters of Mary and John Brown, abolitionists, portrayed by Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner.

John Brown has spent the last forty days of his life in a jail cell. During this time he has received many visitors, given interviews and composed over one hundred letters to acquaintances, friends and members of his family, including his wife, Mary. At rise, Brown addresses the audience in the last “interview” he has agreed to give. He tells them his story, expounding on his life, his beliefs and what he considers his God-given mission to destroy the evil of slavery.

From another part of the stage Mary writes to him from Lucretia Mott’s home, where she has stopped on her journey to see him one last time. She also addresses the audience directly, telling the story of her life with John to “Mrs. Mott.” Sword of the Spirit is a singular opportunity for the audience to participate as spectators, as witnesses, to this story of the famed radical abolitionist, before he is taken to the gallows.

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