Witte Museum brings back โOde to Juneteenthโ play to rotation of theater performances
SAN ANTONIO โ The Witte Museum on Friday announced that the play โOde to Juneteenthโ will be brought back as part of the Gallery Theater performances that will be shown this fall. The play, written by nationally renowned playwright Eugene Lee, was first shown in 2018 as part of the Witteโs โConfluence and Culture: 300 Years of San Antonio Historyโ. The museum said they were bringing the play back in celebration of Juneteenth. According to a press release, โOde to Juneteenthโ follows Emancipation Jones, who begins the play by illuminating and commemorating Juneteenth in San Antonio by the reading of General Order No. The daily schedule of Gallery Theater and daily demonstrations can be found on both the Witteโs website and their app.