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The drama, The
Legend of Frankie Silver, is a full length extravaganza with an
exciting mixture of love, marriage, death, suspicion, escape, and hanging.
There is mystery in the Frankie Silver tale. Was this justice? Was Frankie
Silver abused? Did she kill in self-defense or out of malice? Was she justly
tried? (She could not by law testify on her own behalf) Why did she go
silently to the gallows? The author, Howard Williams, utilized court
records, legends, interviews with descendants and others, newspaper
articles, and books to create this suspenseful work of art. The premier
performance took place at Brewton-Parker
College in Georgia,
where the playwright taught drama. It played to standing room only crowds
for three nights. In 2005 it had an
audience of almost 3,000 people at the CoMMA in Morganton, NC. It will play again at the CoMMA on
October 9, 10, and 11, 2008 at 7:30 PM.
Call (828)SHOW for ticket information.
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