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Sing and Never Tire is an original play with music inspired by Ella Sheppard Moore and the Fisk Jubilee Singers. It was commissioned by the KUUMBA Players of All Souls Church and will be performed there in March 2010.
This blog will serve as a peek at the show as it develops. Check back for production photos, videos and interviews with key members of the production team.
SYNOPSIS:
In 1871, a choir of nine former slaves set out to raise money for their failing school. Among them were Ella Sheppard, the devoted accompanist, and Maggie Porter, the demanding lyric soprano. Through discrimination, discord, illness, and fame, they transformed their songs of sorrow into songs of Jubilee. In doing so, they secured the future not only of Fisk University but also of the African American Spiritual. Forty years later, Maggie and Ella are called upon to sing together once more, rekindling old rivalries and exposing wounds that stretch back into slavery.
