Synopsis
The Face of Emmett Till
Mamie Till-Mobley & David Barr III
Published by Dramatic Publishing
7 Male 3 Female
The horror and the brutality of this crime were magnified even more when his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the fateful decision to invite the media to the funeral where she had an open casket
The shocking pictures were published by the American black press and were later re-published around the world. The ramifications of this act are still being felt today
As retold for the first time within a creative, nonfictional genre by Mamie Till-Mobley, the play chronicles this tragedy, its aftermath, and her heroic crusade for justice
Single flexible set - runs about 2 hours 15mins