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| | * '''For The Love of Freedom''' ''by Levy Lee Simon''<br/> | | * '''For The Love of Freedom''' ''by Levy Lee Simon''<br/> |
| | Trilogy of plays about the Haitian Revolution. | | Trilogy of plays about the Haitian Revolution. |
| − | *''Part I: Toussaint (the Soul)'' [http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com/toussaint/toussaint1.htm Rise & Revolution] | + | *''Part I: Toussaint (the Soul)'' [http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com/toussaint/toussaint1.htm Rise |
| − | * ''Part II: Dessalines (the Heart)'' [http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com/dessalines/dessalines1.htm Blood & Liberation]
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| − | *''Part III: Christophe (the Spirit) ''[http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com/christophe1.htm Passion and Glory]
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| − | NPR's ''The Tavis Smiley Show'' aired a segment about the trilogy on November 26, 2004. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4185973 You can listen here].
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| − | ==The Ghosts of Haiti==
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| − | * '''The Ghosts of Haiti: The Untold Story of Toussaint L'Ouverture,''' ''by Garry Moore''<br/>
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| − | This play was performed Friday and Saturday, October 29 & 30, 2004, at the Apollo Fine Arts and Entertainment Centre in Peoria, IL.
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| − | ==The Haitian Trilogy: Plays: Henri Christophe, Drums and Colours, and The Haytian Earth==
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| − | * '''The Haitian Trilogy: Plays: Henri Christophe, Drums and Colours, and The Haytian Earth,''' ''by Derek Walcott'' <br/>
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| − | Three history plays. ISBN 0374528136<br/>
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| − | ''The Haitian Earth'' was performed recently at the University of the West Indies' Haitian Bicentenary Conference. A review of that performance [http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article?id=8658650 can be found here].
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| − | ==How Papa Noël Forgot Haiti==
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| − | * '''How Papa Noël Forgot Haiti''' by Paul Uhry Newman
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| − | ** Review: [[How Papa Noël Forgot Haiti]] (2004) New York, NY
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| − | ==The Lion in Captivity==
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| − | * '''The Lion in Captivity''' ''by Sal Westrich''
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| − | ** Review: [[The Lion in Captivity]] - (2004) Brooklyn, NY<br>
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| − | Cast includes Toussaint Louverture; [[Mars Plaisir]], Louverture's servant. "Jeannin: late 20s-30s, secretary of the fortress; [[General Caffarelli]]: Bonaparte's envoy; Prefect; Prefect's Wife. ...Baille: commandant of [[Fort de Joux]]; Dormoy Jacobin: agent."
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| − | ==Monsieur, Toussaint: a Play.'==
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| − | * '''Monsieur, Toussaint: a Play.''' ''by Edouard Glissant; Joseph Foster; Barbara Franklin'' ISBN 0894101293
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| − | ==Toussaint Louverture, Poème Dramatique==
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| − | * '''Toussaint Louverture, Poème Dramatique''' ''by Alphonse de Lamartine''
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| − | Note that Richard Gillespie, author of [[Papa Toussaint]], wrote an apparently unpublished play before he wrote the book. ([http://www.pageonelit.com/interviews/RGillespie.html noted in this interview].)
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