Thomas in The Chevalier with Concert Theater Works

Last month I had the pleasure of playing Joseph Bologne, The Chevalier de Saint Georges as part of Bill Barclay’s Concert Theater Works! We toured to Winston-Salem and Buffalo, NY.

ABOUT THE PLAY

Son of a slave and French aristocrat, Joseph Bologne has reached the top of his game – music teacher to Marie Antoinette and Europe’s fencer to beat. But when a bedridden Mozart is carried into his kitchen, he attracts the attention of a secret police force returning people of colour to slavery.

As Paris hurtles toward Revolution, Bologne is forced to choose between his creative freedom and the crusade for equality. Can he sacrifice his bow for his sword?

This is the true story of three immigrants – Marie Antoinette, Mozart, and the Chevalier – conflating the French Revolution with the Resistance against authoritarianism unfolding today.