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FREEDOM RIDE... I HAVE A DREAM

by Sue Rider

A play in two parts on the subject of racism. Part One presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott arising from the refusal of Rosa Parkes to give up her seat on a bus and leading to the rise of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part Two is set in contemporary Australia, in the household of a group of young people who re-create the sixties' Freedom Ride in order to heal the spirit of Auntie, an Aboriginal woman, who is the centre of their world.

StyleDrama with songs
Length120 minutes
Cast3 female, 5 male
 The play requires seven or eight versatile actors, all of whom should be good singers. A minimum of two musicians is also required.
Cast age16 to 18, 18+
Audience ageyoung adult, adult
PublisherAustralian Script Centre