Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces in collaboration with Upstander Project Showing daily at the Old State House starting July 1 GET TICKETS Bounty captures Penobscot families reading and reacting to bounty proclamations that incentivized the scalping of Indigenous people. Filmed in the Old State House, where many of these laws were signed, the film confronts the brutal … Continue reading Revolutionary Spaces Events: “Bounty” film on Indigenous resilience showing daily at the Old State House
Revolutionary Spaces Events: Daily Tour on Slavery and Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts
Uncover the realities of slavery and learn how enslaved people resisted oppressors at our newest tour, Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts. Hear the compelling stories of figures like Scipio Gunney, Phillis Wheatley, and Belinda Sutton on this engaging 60-minute experience.
Revolutionary Spaces Event | Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts Guided Tour
Introducing Revolutionary Spaces' newest offering: Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts. This 60-minute guided tour takes you through the Old South Meeting House and Old State House to explore the complex dynamics of slavery in New England during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Revolutionary Spaces Event | Dill: An Immersive Screenplay Reading and Discussion on 3/19/24
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces Tuesday, March 19, 2024Doors open at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7:00 PMLocation: Old South Meeting HouseAdmission is free. Register here Join Revolutionary Spaces for a live reading of the screenplay Dill, a story inspired by real people and real events on the Cape Ann Shore in Massachusetts during a tumultuous time on the … Continue reading Revolutionary Spaces Event | Dill: An Immersive Screenplay Reading and Discussion on 3/19/24
Event | “I Am This Place” a site-specific theater event
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces OCTOBER 16 - 24Sat & Sun 11:30AM & 1PMAT OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE Learn more here The original play I Am This Place envisions a legacy and history of resistance, survival, loss, and remembrance which may have influenced Crispus Attucks, the African and Indigenous man who was the first to fall … Continue reading Event | “I Am This Place” a site-specific theater event
Short film series: Imagining the Age of Phillis
Commissioned by Revolutionary Spaces Watch now Revolutionary Spaces has commissioned a short film series called Imagining the Age of Phillis to bring a selection of the poems by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers to life. The poems and films explore the world of 18th-century Boston through the lens of Phillis Wheatley Peters's identity and experiences. They were shot on … Continue reading Short film series: Imagining the Age of Phillis