May 03 2018
Toussaint L’Ouverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt

Toussaint L’Ouverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt

Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum

The leader of the Haitian Revolution, Toussaint L’Ouverture inspired playwright C. L. R. James to tell the story of L’Ouverture’s meteoric rise from carriage driver to charismatic military general. This staged reading, presented as a program of the current exhibition Haiti’s Revolution in Art: Jacob Lawrence’s Toussaint L’Ouverture Series, is organized and adapted by Vincent Hardy, actor and theatre director, St. Philip’s College.

Admission Info

General admission to the McNay is free at this time thanks to H-E-B.

Dates & Times

2018/05/03 - 2018/05/03

Location Info

McNay Art Museum

6000 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX 78209