'' The Insurgents '' involves the lead character , Sally , who broods , is armed with a rifle , and is visited by revolutionary characters from the past — John Brown , Harriet Tubman , Nat Turner , and Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh . It premiered in 2011 at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown , West Virginia . It was commissioned by CATF with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
Contemporary American Theater Festival
Contemporary American Theater Festival
Lucy Thurber