On May 24, 1961, 19-year-old Jean Thompson boarded a Trailways bus in Montgomery, Alabama, with 11 other young Freedom Riders bound for New Orleans—and for history. Raised by parents who believed segregation’s days were numbered, she was ready when her moment came. Within months, hundreds of others joined the Freedom Rides, facing brutal assaults and imprisonment as they challenged a segregated South. Breach of Peace is drawn from the true accounts of those who lived it—a powerful solo play honoring the extraordinary courage of ordinary people who risked everything for justice and equality.