Uncommonly well documented, the story of playwright Kyle Bass’s family in America begins in enslavement. Inspired, compelled, and guided by his ancestors’ journeys from bondage in New England and the American South to freedom, homesteading, and history-making in Upstate New York, Bass, the author of the critically acclaimed Possessing Harriet, discusses what it means to be an African American writer with a deep connection to the past and a place. Kyle Bass is the author of Possessing Harriet, commissioned by the Onondaga Historical Association, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2018, was produced by Franklin Stage Company in 2019, and will be produced by East Lynne Theater Company in 2022. Professor Bass is Assistant Professor of Theater at Colgate University, Associate Artistic Director at Syracuse Stage, and was the 2019/20 Susan P. Stroman Visiting Playwright at the University of Delaware. Survey: https://forms.gle/iyHYzaYkAGe1ua2y7 Possessing Harriet: www.syracusestage.org/showinfo.php?id=83 About Kyle Bass: www.colgate.edu/about/directory/kbass