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“CONSISTENT QUALITY OF PRODUCTIONS AND INTEGRITY OF THEME AND PRESENTATION”
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
“A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST, INTO OUR SOULS, WITH WIT AND GENUINE AMERICAN INGENUITY”
The Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
“THE OUSTANDING QUALITY OF YOUR WORK SHINES BRIGHT”
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
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Freedom Bound
Come Be Here By Me
I Don't Love Nothing But a Dream of Freedom
Wings of Courage
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Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks
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Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks - Touring 12-13

The tremors of an earthquake were rumbling across America. A new kind of music was making its first appearance on the radio and parents were outraged. While the rhythms of rock and roll were shaking the social fabric of the country, deep down an even more important transformation was about to take place. In Montgomery, Alabama, a determined activist named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus. The resulting uproar launched the Civil Rights movement and changed our country forever. Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks weaves together music and drama to tell the story of Rosa Parks from her childhood in rural Alabama to her famous decision to “sit down and be counted.” The play dispels myths about Parks and her protest as it paints a portrait of complex woman who had to find reconciliation within herself in order to become an effective Civil Right leader. Exciting and inspirational, Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks shows how the determination of one individual made all the difference in the struggle for freedom and equality in the United States.


Age appropriateness: 3rd Grade and up
Duration: 55 minutes plus question and answer session
Number of performers: 5 actors, 1 musician plus stage manager
Music: contains live music (keyboard, guitar)