written and performed by Mike Wiley
Wednesdays-Saturdays 7:30 PM, Sunday Matinees at 2 PM
On May 24, 1961, 19-year old Jean Thompson boarded a Trailways bus in Montgomery, Alabama with 11 other young Freedom Riders bound for New Orleans – and history. Within three months, approximately 300 other riders took up the mantle to desegregate buses, following the path of the first brave few. Mobs bloodily assaulted many. Others were arrested.
Wiley’s drama BREACH OF PEACE is based on true accounts of surviving participants of the Freedom Rides and others involved in the early struggle for African-American equality. This solo-play is a living monument to those remarkable young men and women of various races, religions and backgrounds who rose to face the dangers of fighting for just and equal treatment for all.
BREACH OF PEACE is produced by Mike Wiley Productions.
Discretionary Content: Mature themes, language, sensitive material, descriptions of violence, recorded gunshot sound.
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