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Written in Stone



Saturday, September 6, 2014 | 10:00am
The Village of Rockford, NC
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The 5th Annual Remember Rockford Families Reunion returns Saturday, September 6, 2014 and Sunday, September 7, 2014. The event is open to the public. 

Saturday’s events will begin at 10:00 am at the Rockford Cemetery with a drama entitled, “Written in Stone”.  The NoneSuch Playmakers Theatre group led by Brack and Angela Llewellyn will portray early Rockford residents and community leaders.

Characters will include Mark and Nancy York, Charles B and Mollie Davis, William Yancey and Paulina Davenport, John and Delania Burrus, William and Letitia Norman, and William Polk and Mary Dobson. 

As we stroll through the historic village, actors will give attendees a glimpse into life in the 1800’s.


Participants:

Angela Llewellyn
Brack Llewellyn
Jake Pack
Randy Sprinkle
Lesley Nicole Watts
Randy Simmons, Jr.
Olivia Jessup
Angela Bryant
B.J. Boyd
Jane Tucker


From the Mount Airy News:
by David Broyles

ROCKFORD —The NoneSuch Playmakers Theatre group will open the Fifth Annual Remember Rockford Families Reunion Sept. 6 with an original play “Written in Stone.” The two-day event is open to the public.

The dramatic troupe led by Brack and Angela Llewellyn will portray early Rockford residents and community leaders including Mark and Nancy York, Charles B. and Mollie Davis, William Yancey and Paulina Davenport, John and Delania Burrus, William and Letitia Norman, and William Polk and Mary Dobson.

“We are calling the play ‘Written in Stone’ since it begins in the graveyard and the characters speak in the past tense of their lives,” said Director Brack Llewellyn. “I feel pretty good about the work. The Rockford book and Hannah Holyfield were both very helpful, as was information from many of the descendants she put us in contact with.”

“The location is so meaningful to us. We’ve been there twice (as a cast). I want the actors to stand in the place where these people lived and worked,” Llewellyn said. “It really brings it home to us as actors and hopefully the audience, too. We are excited about it.” He said the stories told by the cast amounts to ten and the group plans to look into more portrayals for the future.

Lewellyn said one challenge for actors is creating characters of persons who may never have been interviewed or seen by any of the audience.

Rockford Preservation Society spokesperson Hannah Holyfield said Rockford descendants continue to come for the opportunity to visit the place their ancestors lived, fellowship and for the chance to learn something new about their history. She said more than 60 persons are already signed up to attend.

Saturday’s events are slated to begin at 10 a.m. at the Rockford Cemetery with the dram. Reunion activities continue with a BBQ lunch, bluegrass music by Eric Marshall and his son, tours of the historic buildings and sharing of family and local history. The BBQ lunch is $10 for adults and $5 for children.


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Questions about this event:
brack@nonesuchplaymakers.com or angela@nonesuchplaymakers.com

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