STAGE TUBE: Kennedy Center Previews Paterson Joseph's SANCHO: AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
By: Michael Dale Oct. 08, 2015
Playwright Paterson Joseph stars in the Kennedy Center production of his solo play, SANCHO: AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE. Joseph plays Sancho Ignatius, composer, social satirist, general man of refinement and the first British-African to cast a vote.
Paterson Joseph in Sancho: An Act of RemembranceFrom African slave to British icon, follow one man's remarkable journey in Sancho: Written by and starring Paterson Joseph.Oct. 23 & 24, this acclaimed tale comes to D.C. ?? tkc.co/4J7Y
Posted by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
He was born on a slave ship but never a slave, was immortalized by the great English painter Thomas Gainsborough, and in 1774 became the first British-African to cast a vote. In this endlessly revealing, often funny one-man show, celebrated actor Paterson Joseph (ITV's Safehouse; CHANNEL 4's Peep Show and HBO's The Leftovers) inhabits the curious, daringly determined life of Charles "Sancho" Ignatius-composer, social satirist, general man of refinement-while casting new light on the often misunderstood narratives of African-British experience.
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