JOSIAH at Gladstone Theatre

The play is based on Josiah Henson's best-selling autobiography published in 1849 that tells the story of his life and his escape from slavery in Kentucky to freedom in Ontario Canada in 1830.  This one-person, two-act, 90-minute play (with a 15-minute intermission) unfolds on a bare stage within a simple 12’ x 12’ square of light, with only a solitary wooden bucket at its center. Through storytelling, dance, and song—armed with just a cap and handkerchief—Cassel Miles brings to life 36 different characters and weaves a captivating, passionate, and educational tale.