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The Starry Road to Freedom

Wed, September 14, 2016
Dinner Program
Darius Wallace

In this one-man show, Darius Wallace portrays 14 characters who influenced Frederick Douglass, reconstructing the complexity and radiance of Douglass’s spirit, leadership, and march toward freedom. 

Memphis actor/author Phil Darius Wallace, a native of Flint Michigan, began his acting career with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival as Caliban in the Tempest. He has traveled across the United States performing as Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, and Frederick Douglass as a solo performer. He is currently with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company and the Orpheum Theater in Memphis Tennessee.

His television credits include ABC's Nashville. His film credits include Nothing But The Truth (2008). He is the voice of the documentary The Invaders (2016), and his first Off-Broadway run with Self Made Man: The Frederick Douglass Story (2014), received its world premiere at the ArcLight Theatre in New York.

View Video: YouTube with Phil Darius Wallace

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