Hon ori ng
���The Will���
A Park Library exhibit this February recognized Black
History Month and honored the post-Civil War drama
���The Will,��� written by Sandra Seaton, CMU emeritus
professor of English.
In addition to collaborating with University Events, the
Libraries and other CMU offices to produce an oncampus performance of ���The Will��� Feb. 15 in Warriner
Hall���s Plachta Auditorium, Seaton provided insights and
stories behind her play during a public forum Feb. 14 in
Park Library Auditorium.
This play portrays the life of an African American family in
a small town in Tennessee after the Civil War. It dramatizes
the African American experience during Reconstruction
as well as presents a culture that brings out the place of
classical music in African American history and life.
The story of families like the Websters of ���The Will���
remains almost entirely untold. The father of the
family, Cyrus Webster, is determined to pass onto his
descendants not only his worldly possessions but also his
courage and wisdom. ��
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