I Dedicate This Ride: The Making of Isaac Murphy
Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center 300 E. 3rd St., Lexington, Kentucky 40508
In this powerful production, Message Theater presents a richly imagined play written by Frank X Walker which brings to life the mind and heart of thoroughbred racing legend, jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896). The play follows Murphy in the post-Civil War South to become America's most celebrated black jockey.
