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.
Theatre 40 Presents HOUSE ON THE HILL Opening On March 27
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2021
In celebration of Women's History Month, Theatre 40 is presenting a Zoom reading of House on the Hill: Mary Ellen Pleasant's Story. Ms. Pleasant (1814-1904) was the first African American female millionaire, an abolitionist who worked with the Underground Railroad, a champion who sued for the right ...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Sarah Leiber - February 25, 2021
Amazon Prime Video announced today that the highly anticipated Amazon Original limited series The Underground Railroad, from Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, will premiere on May 14 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide....
Colson Whitehead Will Appear on 60 MINUTES
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021
Whitehead writes of the Black experience and history in “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys,” novels that were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction, making him the only author to have achieved that distinction for consecutive works....
Ensemble Theatre Commission New Play I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2021
Audiences far and wide will experience the internal conflicts and joys of a dark-skinned Black woman's fearless battle for equity and equality by streaming a reading of the show's first draft, available on demand April 19-May 2, 2021. ...
Detroit Public TV Hosts a Week Devoted to the Black Church
by Stephi Wild - February 13, 2021
Next Tuesday and Wednesday night, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. premieres his latest series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song.” ...
George Gadsen Hosts Intrigue and History In Quilt-Making Event
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2021
Friends and families are invited to partake in a virtual presentation in celebration of Black History Month, as world-renowned South Florida artist George Gadson shares stories and insights from the history of the Underground Railroad, through the great American craft of Quilt-Making. Gadson will gu...
Theater In Quarantine Presents World Premiere of Scott R. Sheppard's BLOOD MEAL
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2021
Theater in Quarantine, a pandemic performance laboratory from writer, director, and performer Joshua William Gelb and choreographer Katie Rose McLaughlin, is proud to present the world premiere of Blood Meal, a new play written by Obie Award-winner Scott R. Sheppard (Underground Railroad Game, The A...
Dauphin County Commissioners' to Present Black History Month Program DO YOU KNOW ME?
by A.A. Cristi - January 27, 2021
In celebration of Black History Month, Dauphin County Commissioners Jeff Haste, Mike Pries, and George R. Hartwick III are proud to present “Do You Know Me?”, an original digital performance episode by Sharia Benn, and partnership program of Sankofa African American Theatre Company and Gamut The...
Theater in Quarantine Premieres Scott R. Sheppard's BLOOD MEAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2021
Theater in Quarantine, a pandemic performance laboratory from writer, director, and performer Joshua William Gelb and choreographer Katie Rose McLaughlin, will present the world premiere of Blood Meal, a new play written by Obie Award-winner Scott R. Sheppard (Underground Railroad Game, The A...
Kent Tritle Leads 'OSNY Messiah 2020' Holiday Concert
by Stephi Wild - November 25, 2020
The Oratorio Society of New York's 147th annual performance of Messiah had been slated to take place on Monday, December 21, 2020, at Carnegie Hall. When it became clear that this could not happen, OSNY Music Director Kent Tritle and the organization's leadership came up with a Plan B. ...
VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for Barry Jenkins' THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Sarah Leiber - October 19, 2020
The first trailer for Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad' is out today! ...
Virginia Rep Presents HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2020
Virginia Repertory Theatre welcomes audiences back to the November Theatre with socially-distanced performances of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, beginning Saturday, October 3, 2020. Developed at Virginia Rep, this vital story will be told at the historic November Theatre, 114 W. Broad...
BWW Review: RICHMOND'S 2020 ARTSIES AWARDED at Richmond Theatre Critics Circle
by Susan Haubenstock - September 22, 2020
Richmond's TheatreLAB won ten awards and eight went to Virginia Rep in the 13th annual Artsies, presented virtually for the first time....
Salem For Social Justice Hosts Free Events This Fall
by Kyle Christopher West - September 21, 2020
Salem for Social Justice will be showing 'Harriet' at the Courthouse lawn on October 2nd. On Sunday, October 11th, the group will be holding an Abolitionist Underground Railroad Walk from 1-3PM led by local historian Clifford Oliver starting at the Greenwich Public Library. Both events are free. ...
History At Play Presents A WOMAN AIN'T I, A DEPICTION OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2020
A Woman Ain't I, A Depiction of Sojourner Truth, features living historian Kathryn Woods, in a one-woman performance memorializing one of the most significant figures in American History. ...
BalletX Premieres Four Short Dance Films This Month
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2020
BalletX kicks off its 15th Anniversary Season with a virtual event on September 23 at 7:00pm, featuring the world premiere of four dance films, available only on the company's new virtual subscription series platform BalletX Beyond at www.BalletX.org/Beyond. Equally exciting for BalletX fans, the ...
Triangle Players Announces Two Pre-Season Events Opening In October
by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2020
Richmond Triangle Players will re-open after a six-month hiatus with two a?oepre-seasona?? events --- beginning with the Virginia premiere of Carolyn Gage's acclaimed play The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, with six performances only beginning Thursday Oct 1, at 8 pm. The production will run Thursday...
Find Out What Richmond Performing Arts Venues Are Doing This Fall
by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2020
As performing arts venues across the country struggle to stay afloat amidst the health crisis, find out what venues in the Richmond area are doing this fall....
Theater in Quarantine Debuts THE 7TH VOYAGE OF EGON TICHY Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 30, 2020
Theater in Quarantine debuts its most technically ambitious production to date on July 30 with The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy, a slapstick science-fiction adventure adapted from Stanisław Lem's Star Diaries created with director Jon Levin and writer Josh Luxenberg (Sinking Ship's Drama Desk Nominated...
NC Opera Awarded NEA Grant To Produce Staged Version Of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's Oratorio SANCTUARY ROAD
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2020
North Carolina Opera has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a staged version of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's acclaimed oratorio Sanctuary Road....
CPT's STATION HOPE Kicks Off Tonight With Pop-up Livestream Performances
by A.A. Cristi - June 24, 2020
Cleveland Public Theatre will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, June 27, from 5:00-10:00 (ET)....
STATION HOPE Goes Virtual on June 27
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2020
Cleveland Public Theatre will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, June 27, from 5:00-10:00 (ET). CPT Staff will (safely and responsibly) broadcast from the historic grounds of Cleveland's first authenticated Underground Railroad site, St. John's Episcopal Church....
Black Museums From Coast To Coast to Present Virtual Commemoration Of Juneteenth
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2020
On June 19, six leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast join forces to launch BLKFREEDOM.org, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced, ending enslavement in Texas....
BalletX And Works & Progress At The Guggenheim To Premiere 4 Short Dance Films
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2020
BalletX announces the premiere of four short dance films by choreographers Hope Boykin, Rena Butler, Caili Quan, and Penny Saunders for Works & Process at the Guggenheim's Virtual Works & Process series this Sunday, June 14 at 7:30pm a?' the series was recently in the news for premiering Jamar Robe...
Cleveland Public Theatre's STATION HOPE Goes Virtual, June 27
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020
Cleveland Public Theatre has announced CPT's celebrated annual festival will be presented virtually on Saturday, June 27, from 6:00-9:00 (ET). CPT Staff will (safely and responsibly) broadcast from the historic grounds of Cleveland's first authenticated Underground Railroad site, St. John's Episcop...
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