SARA FARRINGTON
Playwright // Co-Founder Foxy Films // Voice Actor
Near Vicksburg
Written & Directed by Sara Farrington
A quiet and brutal force of nature. ---NYTheatre
On May 18th, 1863 Union troops fell upon the river city of Vicksburg, MS and fought for it until July 4th, a total of 47 days.
To escape the relentless artillery fire, mortar attacks and bombardments, the citizens of Vicksburg, mostly women, children and soon-to-be-former slaves, dug and hid in a series of 500 caves in the hills and bluffs of the city.
Near Vicksburg is about three people hiding in a cave: Jane, a Southern woman, her husband's slave, George, and Jane's teenaged daughter. As the war rages inches away, Jane and George create their own version of society in the claustrophobic cave, with its own set of rules, boundaries, language and physicality.
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Inspired by Mary Ann Loughborough's memoir of The Siege of Vicksburg, MS, My Cave Life in Vicksburg
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VIDEO
Clips from Near Vicksburg // Incubator Arts Project // March 2013
ARTISTIC TEAM
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Near Vicksburg
Written & Directed by Sara Farrington
March 2013 // Incubator Arts Project, NYC
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FEATURING:
Megan Emery Gaffney
Uko Chukwu
Zoe Van Tieghem
Chris Michael Burke
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Sound Designed by Juan Aboites
Lighting Designed by Cecilia Durbin
Stage Managed by Stacey Arnaiz
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Near Vicksburg // Incubator Arts Project, NYC // March 2014 //
Featuring Megan Emery Gaffney, Ugo Chukwu, Zoe Van Tieghem & Chris Michael Burke // photos: Alex Fabozzi









Near Vicksburg // Walkerspace, December 2013 // Featuring Megan Emery Gaffney, Ugo Chukwu, Zoe Van Tieghem & Gavin Price
photos: Alex Fabozzi









Near Vicksburg, in workshop // Foxy Films Perf. Space // Brooklyn, NYC // November 2013 // Featuring Megan Emery Gaffney, Ugo Chukwu, Zoe Van Tieghem // Gavin Price
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