Tales of Our 250^th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

SPECIAL STUDENT PERFORMANCE- to book contact Amber Crumley at AmberC@jonesboroughtn.org or call (423) 788-4913

Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250^th birthday. Tales of Our 250^th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history.

Each performance will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.

August 20^th – The Road to Freedom: African American History in Jonesborough including a special presentation of the original and award-winning play Nancy, presented by the Heritage Alliance

This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.