About this Event
Blackbox: "An epic poem with magic"
A Hindsight Productions / Andy Jordan Productions.
Written & Directed by Rickerby Hinds.
Performed by Josiah Alpher and Jada Evelyn Ramsey
Stage Management: Esther Banegas Gatica
A play disguised as a magic show where history and illusion intertwine. Enslaved in America, Henry ‘Box’ Brown conjures his life and reenacts his daring 1849 escape when he shipped himself to freedom inside a wooden crate. Each illusion mirrors a chapter of his journey: love, loss, confinement, faith and defiance.
Gospel-infused soundscapes and stagecraft transform the theatre into a site of both sanctuary and reckoning. As boxes appear, vanish, and break apart, Henry’s story becomes more than spectacle – it becomes testimony, inviting audiences to witness liberation not as legend but as lived and embodied resistance.
Event venue & nearby stays
Humanities 411, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, United States
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