HARRIET TUBMAN: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom
Casting and ensemble specifications
CAST
HARRIET TUBMAN (Araminta Ross), protagonist – soprano
RACHEL ROSS, her younger sister – soubrette
BEN ROSS, her father – tenor
RITTIA ROSS, her mother – contralto
JOHN TUBMAN, her suitor – baritone
SAM GREEN, Preacher and abolitionist / WILLIAM STILL, Abolitionist –tenor/baritone
CAROLINE, An older woman on the plantation – contralto
KEZZIAH, A woman on the plantation – soprano
ROBERT ROSS, Harriet’s brother / MALE RUNAWAY – baritone
EDWARD BRODESS, Plantation owner / OVERSEER PITTS – tenor
SATB Chorus of Slaves, free Negroes, slave owners, farmers, townspeople, children, and abolitionists
Note about Casting: This production takes place in the years leading up to the American. As a matter of historical accuracy, casting is race specific. Blind casting is not permitted.