Rick’s Blog

July 4, 2020

A Thumbnail View of Abolition

Notes from playwright Rick Foster on his play ABOLITION.

June 28, 2018

A Thumbnail Early Life of Frederick Douglass

Notes from playwright Rick Foster on his play ABOLITION.

ABOLITION tells the story of two friends, Frederick Douglass and John Brown, during the tumultuous decade leading up to the Civil War. Produced as an acclaimed two-man stage play in Sonora and Sacramento, Duende is now in production of a broadcast quality film adaptation.

Learn more about the progress of the film version, as well as the historical background of the stage play.

Theater venues interested in presenting our production of ABOLITION should contact us to discuss the possibilities.