Join Us for our next ON HER SHOULDERS presentation! PECULIAR SAM (1880) by Pauline Hopkins directed by Arminda Thomas, dramaturgy by Celia Braxton PAULINE ELIZABETH HOPKINS (1859-1930) was an African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. Peculiar Sam, a musical piece in three acts, is considered to be the earliest extant professional play by an African American woman. Hopkins used plantation songs, ballads, and spirituals Read More »