Heaven Bound (play)

Heaven Bound is a morality play[1] staged annually at the Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]

The play debuted on February 17, 1930;[1] as of 2019, it had been performed for 89 years, with the church claiming it to be the longest-running musical in North America.[3][4][5]

It was co-written by Nellie Lindley Davis, a chorister at the church and teacher.[6][7]

References
  1. Poole, Shelia M. "Big Bethel's "Heaven Bound" play enters 86th year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Fleming, Kevin S. "Rediscovering "Heaven Bound" | Georgia State University Library News".
  3. "How The Musical Drama 'Heaven Bound' Saved Big Bethel AME Church". 90.1 FM WABE. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ""Heaven Bound" Returns for 82nd Performance at Big Bethel Church". Atlanta Daily World. November 2, 2012.
  5. "Heaven Bound Returns for It's 83rd Year at Big Bethel AME Church". Cascade, GA Patch. September 30, 2013.
  6. Wiggins, William H. (1991). "Pilgrims, Crosses, and Faith: The Folk Dimensions of Heaven Bound". Black American Literature Forum. 25 (1): 93–100. doi:10.2307/3041775. JSTOR 3041775 – via JSTOR.
  7. Coleman, Gregory D. (December 1, 1998). We're Heaven Bound!: Portrait of a Black Sacred Drama. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820321127 – via Google Books.
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