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Suzan-Lori Parks: Sally & Tom
29 May @ 7.00pm
About Suzan-Lori Parks: Sally & Tom
A rehearsed reading of Sally & Tom by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
A contemporary theatre company comes together to stage a play exploring the relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson — a story viewed through multiple perspectives, acknowledging its complexity and contested legacy.
“Like the two hemispheres of the brain, this is a play that reaches across divides. It extends a hand across the aisle, inviting connection rather than certainty.”
A work that activates the whole person — and, in doing so, the entire body politic.
The reading will be followed by a Q&A with Suzan-Lori Parks.
Part of Unfinished Revolutions, a season tracing the living legacy of 1776.
Credits
A Headlong and Schwarzman Centre Event
Written by – Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by – Ola Ince
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Times:
The reading is expected to finish at approximately 9.30pm, followed by a Q&A.
Running time:
- Act 1 – 1 hour 17 minutes
- Interval – 20 minutes
- Act 2 – 50 minutes
Age guidance:
Recommended age 14+
Location:
Theatre
About Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is a major new cultural and academic landmark for the University of Oxford, bringing together seven humanities faculties with performance, exhibition, and public engagement spaces under one roof. Located in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, it is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration while opening the humanities to a wider public through events, performances, and year-round programming.
At its heart are world-class venues including a concert hall, theatre, cinema, recital spaces, and galleries, supported by flexible teaching and meeting facilities. A central atrium acts as a social hub, blending academic life with informal gathering spaces, cafés, and exhibitions. More than a university facility, the Centre functions as a civic cultural destination, connecting scholarship with creative practice and strengthening Oxford’s wider cultural life.
