Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Welcome Principals, Teachers, Cultural Enrichment Coordinators and Parents!

The Ridgefield Playhouse, with support from Newman's Own Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, The Philip H. and Christine Lodewick Foundation, Union Savings Bank and the Wadsworth Lewis Trust Fund is happy to present Arts in Education programming for the 2011/2012 academic year. 

Grades 3-8, Presented by Theatre IV

This stirring drama with music is a classic tribute to the great American who freed herself and hundreds of her people from the bonds of slavery.  Her courage helped to change the world.  Share her adventurous life, the joys, sorrows, and challenges faced by this brave woman, with your students in this accurate and deeply moving musical history lesson.

Curriculum Connections: Family Ties, History, Language, Biography, Multi-Cultural, Music, Self Esteem, Women's Studies

Book and Lyrics by Douglas Jones, Music by Ron Barnett
Co-produced by the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

Click here for the study guide.

The Arts in Education initiative integrates school curriculum, moral lessons and/or historical perspective through the performing arts.  It is our goal to provide students and teachers with a full performing arts experience. Performances are intimate and typically last one hour, with the ability to talk with the performers after the show – a rare and wonderful opportunity for enhanced learning. Study guides are also available, which provide educationally rich lesson for teachers to do with their students before and/or after attending the show.
 
You may print out the order form which outlines the upcoming performances, corresponding grade levels and dates.  This form serves as your formal agreement to participate for the interested performance date and time requested. Each performance is $10/ticket for students, teachers and chaperones. Forms can be faxed to Julie Paltauf at (203) 438-4543 or you can call or email the box office staff at (203) 438-5795/info@ridgefieldplayhouse.org. We certainly hope that you and your students will take advantage of one or more of these wonderful performances.

See you at The Playhouse!

For order form, click here

For Arts in Education policy information, click here

All shows are 55 – 70 minutes in length, but allow additional time for Q & A and entering and departing the theater.