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APPLAUSE SERIES SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
FREEDOM TRAIN:
THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
THEATREWORKS USA
GRADES 4-8 • CAPACITY 2,000
CIVIC CENTER MAIN HALL
After making her own perilous escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman returned to the South another 19 times to help an additional 300 slaves escape. In constant danger of relentless slave catchers, each journey was a threatening undertaking as she guided her passengers up creek beds, through swamps, and over hills in the dark of night. Her determination and success made her one of the Underground Railroad’s most celebrated conductors. Featuring highly theatrical scenes, dance, and spirituals of the period, Freedom Train honors Harriet Tubman’s spirit of self-sacrifice and courage.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Culture
Literacy
Social Studies
CHARACTER COUNTS
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Caring
Citizenship
BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE
CURRICULUM TRUNK
The Civic Center is partnering with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to provide a unique curriculum trunk known as the Freedom Box. The Freedom Box contains objects, photographs, original theatrical scripts, books, movies and lesson plans for classroom use and is designed to help students learn about the Underground Railroad through objects and performance.
o Available: March 21, 2011 through April 15, 2011, approximately one week per school site
o Cost: Free
IN-SCHOOL ARTIST EXPERIENCE: Escape to Freedom Residency
Monica Leo of Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre will help students explore Underground Railroad history in Iowa through a 5-day shadow puppet residency that serves 4-5 classrooms of students. In daily sessions, each classroom will develop two scenes and make puppets to depict incidents that occurred in Iowa between 1856 and 1859 along the Jim Lane Trail. At the end of the week, the scenes will be performed chronologically, giving the audience and students an understanding of the history of the period.
o Available: Spring 2011
o Duration: 45-60 minutes per session, 60 minutes preferred
o Capacity: One standard classroom per session (approximately 25 students)
o Cost: $20 per classroom session ($400-$500 total for the experience, dependent on number of classrooms involved)
THEATER TOUR following the performance. Free. Registration required.
Please note: all guests, regardless of age, must purchase a ticket to be permitted into the theater for this production. To ensure the best possible experience for all audience members, children under the age of three will not be permitted in the theater
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