Once upon A Hill - The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story with  Antonio Rocha, 19 August | Event in Johnson City

Once upon A Hill - The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story with Antonio Rocha

International Storytelling Center

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm

Fischman Gallery

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm (EDT)

Fischman Gallery

133 N Commerce St, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

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Once upon A Hill - The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story with Antonio Rocha
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed storyteller Antonio Rocha brings his newest work, Once Upon a Hill in Maine: The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story, to audiences in downtown Johnson City this August. Pedro Tovookan Parris was born in East Africa but enslaved as a child and transported to Brazil on a ship captained by Cyrus Libby in the early 1840s. Pedro was granted his freedom by the American Consul in Rio and sent to testify against Libby in New England, eventually settling in western Maine, where he learned to read and write, studied mathematics, created art, and practiced public speaking.

Written and performed by Rocha, Pedro's saga is a story of resilience, courage, and freedom. He will sing, narrate, and mime the poetically-toned historical tale, at times adding his own perspective as an immigrant from Brazil with African roots. The audience will have a chance to ask questions in a conversation with the artist following the show.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.


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Fischman Gallery, 133 N Commerce St,Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
Once upon A Hill - The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story with  Antonio Rocha, 19 August | Event in Johnson City
Once upon A Hill - The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story with Antonio Rocha
Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm