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The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July Photo Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July
by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2018

In the nearly 70 years since late author Ray Bradbury published 'The Illustrated Man,' various short stories in the classic science fiction anthology have been adapted for film, stage and television. Now, four of them serve as the basis for 'The Bradbury Tattoos,' an ambitious new rock opera, schedu...


Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2019 Photo Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2019
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2019

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's sixth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, May 4, from 7:00 - 10:00pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice heri...


BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN Photo BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
by Richard Sasanow - November 15, 2018

Short on financial resources but long on ambition, Utopia Opera started its eighth season last weekend with a New York premiere: Thea Musgrave's THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN. It's a 90-minute chamber version, orchestrated by composer Julian Grant, of Musgrave's full-length, two-act HARRIET, THE WOMAN...


ICA Miami Presents First Solo US Exhibition Of Brazilian Artist Paulo Nazareth This M Photo ICA Miami Presents First Solo US Exhibition Of Brazilian Artist Paulo Nazareth This May
by Stephi Wild - March 19, 2019

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA Miami) announces the first solo US museum exhibition for Paulo Nazareth (b. 1977), on view this spring. Opening May 16, Melee spans Nazareth's work across mediums, including monumental and ephemeral sculpture, photography, video, and installations. Drawing on h...


BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME, Soho Theatre Photo BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME, Soho Theatre
by Dzifa Benson - September 14, 2018

The boundary razing two-hander created and performed by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R Sheppard Underground Railroad Game doesn't give too much of its own game away in the pre-show literature. From the first two words of the title, we can surmise that it has something to do with slavery but what does ...


Steve Hackett Releases Second Single Off of Upcoming Album Photo Steve Hackett Releases Second Single Off of Upcoming Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018

Following the tremendous success of 2017's The Night Siren (charted at #22 in Germany, #28 in the UK), legendary former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett releases his new studio album At The Edge Of Light on the 25th January 2019. The album which features ten songs, sees Steve unite a vast amount of s...


William Jackson Harper Will Recur On THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Photo William Jackson Harper Will Recur On THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 22, 2019

Deadline reports that William Jackson Harper, the beloved Chidi from NBC's 'The Good Place,' will recur on Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad,' an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel....


Angela Bassett Joins UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Photo Angela Bassett Joins UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
by Julie Musbach - March 14, 2018

Academy Award-nominee, Angela Bassett will join Kathleen Battle as a guest narrator in Battle's program Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey accompanied by pianist Joel Martin and the LA-based choir, The Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing A...


Lightning Rod Special Adds Extra Performance To THE APPOINTMENT At Next Door At NYTW Photo Lightning Rod Special Adds Extra Performance To THE APPOINTMENT At Next Door At NYTW
by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2019

Due to popular demand, Lightning Rod Special (LRS) creator of the Obie-Award winning Underground Railroad Game, will add one additional performance to the sold-out run of their newest critically-acclaimed work, The Appointment. The additional performance will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2019 at 3pm...


Children's Theatre of Cincinnati Sales Manager Appointed to OAPN Board Photo Children's Theatre of Cincinnati Sales Manager Appointed to OAPN Board
by Julie Musbach - June 13, 2018

Violet Rae Webster, Sales Manager for The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati has been appointed to the Board of the Ohio Arts Professional Network (OAPN)....


Oratorio Society Of New York Presents Two World Premieres, 5/7 Photo Oratorio Society Of New York Presents Two World Premieres, 5/7
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2018

World premieres of an oratorio about the Underground Railroad that sets narratives of slaves running for freedom and their lives, and a work that sets poems calling for peace in Farsi, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, and English: Sanctuary Road, music by Paul Moravec and text by Mark Campbell based upon th...


BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME is Searing and Sensational at Woolly Mammoth Photo BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME is Searing and Sensational at Woolly Mammoth
by Barbara Johnson - April 08, 2018

It can be unsettling to reflect on the experience of learning about slavery in middle school: was the content accurate and appropriate, or harmful to our perceptions of history and the present day? Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard explore this - and much more - in their creative, fearless prod...


BWW Previews: WOMEN WHO DEFIED THE ODDS at SB Public Library Photo BWW Previews: WOMEN WHO DEFIED THE ODDS at SB Public Library
by Maggie Yates - March 05, 2019

In celebration of women's history, Dramadogs, A Theater Company presents 'Women Who Defied the Odds,' a series of monologues that offer the fascinating first-person stories of women from history who helped shape our culture....


Staten Island Museum Explore The Underground Railroad Photo Staten Island Museum Explore The Underground Railroad
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2019

Join historian Debbie-Ann Paige at the Staten Island Museum on Saturday, June 8 at 12pm and 2pm at the Staten Island presentation of 5 Boros to Freedom to explore the history of slavery, freedom seekers, and the abolition movement on Staten Island. 5 Boros to Freedom is an extension of the work of U...


Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2018- A Celebration of Hope, A Dialogu Photo Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2018- A Celebration of Hope, A Dialogue for Change
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2018

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's fifth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, May 5, from 6:30 - 10:00pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice heri...


Oratorio Society Of New York Presents Two World Premieres, 5/7 Photo Oratorio Society Of New York Presents Two World Premieres, 5/7
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2018

World premieres of an oratorio about the Underground Railroad that sets narratives of slaves running for freedom and their lives, and a work that sets poems calling for peace in Farsi, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, and English: Sanctuary Road, music by Paul Moravec and text by Mark Campbell based upon th...


Photo Flash: First Look at AMERICAN UNDERGROUND at Barrington Stage Photo Photo Flash: First Look at AMERICAN UNDERGROUND at Barrington Stage
by Stephi Wild - October 07, 2019

Barrington Stage Company (BSC) continues its 25th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of the Bonnie & Terry Burman New Play Award Winner, American Underground by Brent Askari....


Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July Photo Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July
by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2018

In the nearly 70 years since late author Ray Bradbury published 'The Illustrated Man,' various short stories in the classic science fiction anthology have been adapted for film, stage and television. Now, four of them serve as the basis for 'The Bradbury Tattoos,' an ambitious new rock opera, schedu...


New Summer Music Festival in Collingwood Features Diverse Line-Up of Classical, World Photo New Summer Music Festival in Collingwood Features Diverse Line-Up of Classical, World Music and Jazz
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2019

From Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, August 11, the town of Collingwood will be transformed into a stage for an eclectic program of performances by a diverse array of world-class artists. The Collingwood Summer Music Festival is excited to announce its first season in 2019 by presenting over one hundre...


5th Annual Station Hope Celebration Features 250 Artists Performing Social Justice-in Photo 5th Annual Station Hope Celebration Features 250 Artists Performing Social Justice-inspired Works
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2018

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's fifth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, May 5, from 6:30 - 10:00pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice heri...


StoryBuilding Presents 2020 - THE NEW 1920? at Fertile Ground Festival Photo StoryBuilding Presents 2020 - THE NEW 1920? at Fertile Ground Festival
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2020

Whose votes will count? 2020 is the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which established voting rights for women. To investigate why voting matters, StoryBuilding presents 2020 a?" the New 1920 (Why Vote? Just Ask History!), a new work written, performed and facilitated by Randi Dou...


Amber Gray Joins Cast of Amazon Limited Series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Photo Amber Gray Joins Cast of Amazon Limited Series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2019

Tony nominated star of Hadestown Amber Gray will star in a supporting role in Amazon's upcoming limited series The Underground Railroad, according to Deadline....


BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN Photo BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
by Richard Sasanow - November 15, 2018

Short on financial resources but long on ambition, Utopia Opera started its eighth season last weekend with a New York premiere: Thea Musgrave's THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN. It's a 90-minute chamber version, orchestrated by composer Julian Grant, of Musgrave's full-length, two-act HARRIET, THE WOMAN...


MY GENERAL TUBMAN By Lorene Cary Comes To Philadelphia For World Premiere Photo MY GENERAL TUBMAN By Lorene Cary Comes To Philadelphia For World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2019

Noted author and scholar Lorene Cary, whose first novel, The Price of a Child, was selected in 2003 as the inaugural One Book, One Philadelphia, will be presenting the world premiere of her play, MY GENERAL TUBMAN, at Philadelphia's Arden Theatre Company. The work, directed by award-winning theatre ...


A HARD TIME Coming To FringeArts High Pressure Fire Service Photo A HARD TIME Coming To FringeArts High Pressure Fire Service
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2019

Long time FringeArts followers will recognize Pig Iron Theatre Company from many of their notable devised works that have been presented by Fringe. However, their newest work, A HARD TIME, part of High Pressure Fire Service, is the first production by Pig Iron with female lead artists and with lead ...






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