Sheila Arnold Presents: Ol' Bess

Master storyteller, Sheila Arnold, returns to the Kimball Theatre for Juneteenth with a special historical character presentation of Ol’ Bess, an enslaved woman owned by Mr. Southall, owner of the Raleigh Tavern.  Ol' Bess has a husband, four children, and shares some of the things happening in the colony in 1774, including the dissolution of the House of Burgesses, the beginning talks of revolution, and the tragedies that occurred in Boston Harbor.  Join us as she shares her life and how she has learned to keep her humanity despite being enslaved.