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Get a brief look at the artist behind the art and the inspiration for our Juneteenth graphic in this "Freedom Walk" mini-episode. Rocket García dives into the meaning and historical significance of each of the three figures in the art. 

The best way to pave the path for who we will become, is to understand where we come from.
 
In this episode of our "Freedwom Walk" series, get swept into African American history and culture as Lower Depth Theatre founding members read speeches & poems from prominent historical figures including Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and more.
 
Featuring: 
Gregg T. Daniel
Veralyn Jones
Yvonne Huff Lee
Jason Delane

Lower Depth Theatre proudly presents our audio play, “The Boll Weevil & Chester Higgensworth”, a one-act comedy (if it were funny) written by Peppur Chambers-Soraci. The Boll Weevil is a serialized audio play. Catch more of Chester and the gang's adventures in the next episode. Coming soon. To support this audio play and all of Lower Depth Theatre's work, please consider making a donation by going to Lower-Depth.com/support-us. And sign up for our newsletter at Lower-Depth.com/newsletter to make sure you hear us next time! 
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SYNOPSIS
Chester, a modern-day vigilante property bounty-hunter has found a way to take back what was stolen, one plot at a time. Finding his first clients, he reaches out to "Pooky" and his family to reclaim what a certain boll weevil has taken. And now, it's on.



CAST
Emmy Silver – Yvonne Huff Lee Patricia Livingston – Veralyn Jones Chester Higgensworth – Gregg T. Daniel Pooky Silver – Jason Delane Stage Directions & Prison Guards – Tamarra Graham


CREATIVE & STAFF
Playwright – Peppur Chambers-Soraci Director – Marya Mazor Sound Design – David B. Marling Editing – Podcast Haven Produced by – Lower Depth Theatre, Artistic Director Gregg T. Daniel, and Managing Director, Courtney Oliphant. Project Coordinator – AJ Dinsmore  Program Assistant  – Giovanny Camarena Artistic Associates – Jason Delane Lee, Yvonne Huff Lee, and Veralyn Jones  
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
PEPPUR CHAMBERS is an international writer/producer/educator. A member of Circle X Emerging Playwrights Group, Moving Arts MADLab, and Antaeus Playwrights Lab, she uses her voice to scream, shout or sing about women’s issues, social justice and love. Next up, is End of the Line, a radio play about human trafficking to be featured in Antaeus Theatre Company’s The Zip Code Plays Season Two. Her plays For the Love of You, House Rules, The Build UP, Dick & Jayne Get A Life and one-woman show, Harlem’s Awakening: Storytelling Live have been produced in Los Angeles and Prague. A published novella author, she’s also recently directed a short film she co-wrote, Do Something, shot during the pandemic, social distanced and entirely on iPhones. Learn more at penandpeppur.com where she tells stories of heroes, including her own.⠀⠀⠀
 

A sneak peek at our upcoming audio play. This one-act comedy follows Chester, a modern-day vigilante property bounty-hunter who has found a way to take back what was stolen, one plot at a time. Finding his first clients, he reaches out to "Pooky" and his family to reclaim what a certain boll weevil has taken. And now, it's on.