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A person wearing white, wading into dark water. Flowers are washed up at the water's edge.

Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements (Staged Reading II)

Sunday, December 6, 2026
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Ticket Price: $20 Residents & Montpelier Museum Members / $26 Non-Residents
Age: 11 and up

Event Category: 250th Anniversary, Arts, Black History, History, Performance
Add to Calendar Sunday, December 6, 2026 7:00 pm 12/06/2026 9:00 pm America/New_York Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements (Staged Reading II) Experience a powerful fusion of history, ritual, and storytelling in this staged reading of Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements. <span class="tribe-address"> </span>

Written by Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D. and directed by Ìyá Ìfánìkẹ Batts, this transformative performance ushers its audience through a collective ritual healing of ancestral wounds while engaging directly with Montpelier’s history as a former site of enslavement. Join us for a thought-provoking encounter between place and memory.

Following the performance, participate in a structured talkback in the form of a Braxton Institute Dialogue on Resistance and Thriving. Featuring: Michon and Taquiena Boston of the Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters® podcast; Braxton (Playwright; Co-founder, Braxton Institute); and Batts (Director; Co-coordinator of Musical Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University).

Date and time subject to change. Please call 301-377-7817 for more information.