Augustus Tolton
Hope and Holiness Against the Odds
Missouri, 1861. As a Civil War rages between the Northern and Southern states, tens of thousands of enslaved black men escape bondage to join the Union Army and fight for freedom. Among them is Peter Paul Tolton, whose young son will be forever changed by his father’s sacrifice. This is the story of the first African-American Catholic priest, Father Augustus Tolton.
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Augustus Tolton is a model of perseverance and fortitude. He suffers through prejudice, poverty, and repeated rejection, but he never abandons his faith. Through it all, he pursues his vocational calling to the priesthood. He is charitable and compassionate to all he meets, offering a friendly ear to anyone who needs it.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. A brief scene depicts young Augustus and his mother fleeing slavery, pursued by men with guns and hounds. Augustus endures racism and racial injustice, including multiple rejections from seminaries, a mentor’s collapse into alcoholism, and his own spiritual despair. He works in degrading conditions at a saloon and a factory. Characters argue over justice, and a priest is found unconscious from drinking.
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Cast & Crew
Cast
Gus - Mpho Osei-Tutu
Young Gus - Josiah D' Scott
Father McGirr - Sean Gormley
Martha - LaKecia Harris
Peter - CJ Richmond
Samuel - Carter D. James
Mr. Pleasant - CJ Richmond
Mrs. Walsh - LaKecia Harris
Sister Herlinde - Desiree Gonzalez
Female Parishioner - Desiree Gonzalez
Male Parishioner - Callan Roberts
Clement - Callan Roberts
Mr. Barnes - Lee Kanne
Harry - CJ Richmond
Lewis - Callan Roberts
Father Richardt - Robert Kauzlaric
Margaret - Bella-Rose Love
Charles - Travis Ascione
Cardinal Simeoni - Robert Kauzlaric
Archbishop Feehan - Lee Kanne
Bounty Hunter - Lee Kanne
Mr. Walsh - Robert Kauzlaric
Conductor - Callan Roberts
Father Dolan - Robert Kauzlaric
Child Parishioner - Bella-Rose Love
Henry - Travis Ascione
Father Wegmann - Lee Kanne
Dealer - Sean Gormley
Adelaide - Desiree Gonzalez
Foreman - Travis Ascione
Old Man - CJ Richmond
Writing & DIrection
Writer - Jacob Groth
Director - Margaret Smith
Dialect Coach - Eva Breneman
Script Development
Script Producer - Kiley Lawrence
Associate Script Producer - Julianna Hartke
Script Consultant - Buzz McLaughlin
Research Consultant - Lisa Lickona
Casting
Casting Director - Kevin Collins
Casting Associate - Claire Di Maio
Production
Line Producer - Julianna Hartke
Production Manager - Matthew Goto
Board Operator - Elliott Brotherhood
Sound
Audio Director - Ben Kempf
Assistant Sound Designer - Juan Joaquin Apesteguia
Music Designer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Reviewer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Packaging Producer - Scott Hermenau
Audio Assembler - Christina Hiromoto
Producers
Executive Producer - Peter Atkinson
Creative Producer - Kevin Collins
Special Thanks
Bishop Joseph Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago, postulator of Augustus Tolton’s cause.
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