The First American Play Is Missing, but its Lessons Endure | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The First American Play Is Missing, but its Lessons Endure | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Credit: Preillumination SeTh on Unsplash In November 1665, three men stood before a court in Accomack County in the British colony of Virginia, facing serious charges. However, William Darby, Cornelius Watkinson, and Philip Howard were not accused of stealing livestock, nor of assaulting a neighbor, nor of plotting rebellion. Instead, they were charged with “acting a play.” Earlier that year, on Sunday, August 27, in a local bar called Fowke’s T…