
“FREDERICK DOUGLASS AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE “
Why did Frederick Douglass, the great negotiator who helped abolish slavery and worked tirelessly for his people…
Marry a white woman?
Take a seat at this table.
Frederick Douglass returns to New York City in 2018 to dine with an adoring female historian. Fact, fiction, and supposition collide in an intense evening of drama, romance, and music when [first wife] Anna Murray also takes a seat; threatening to change the course of past and present reality.
Praise for Frederick Douglass: One Night in New York
“The best Frederick Douglass rendition, and the best historian: Tami!”
—-Manhattan Borough President, Gale A. Brewer
“It was an amazing play, great story line, great singing, great acting.”–Patricia W. Dyer
“That was a fantastic play!”–Joyce Adewumi
“It was fantastic! Would love to see it again. Frederick Douglass was real!”–Sheri Robbins
“Thank you Tami Tyree for such great work. You’re a treasure. Bravo!”–Sirlouis Jones
“I must see this again!” — Frederick Newsome, M.D.
“Really Good.” — William Seraile, PhD, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH)
“I really enjoyed the performance. It was great.”–Dietra Kelsey
“New York had a way of changing Frederick Douglass’s life. One night in New York City can change everything for anybody.”
Tami Tyree, Playwright, Frederick Douglass: One Night in New York