our shows
The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock
What is the effect of racial segregation on society? What kinds of sacrifices do those who dare to confront systemic discrimination make? How can civic engagement help to challenge social injustices?
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For Grades 7-12
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Audience Limit: 150 per performance
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Virtual Performance available
Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese Incarceration Camps
What responsibility does the government have to citizens and non-citizens during times of war or national emergency? What role does ethnicity or social class play in the administration of justice? Do the constitutional powers of the executive branch supersede those of the judicial branch during wartime?
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For Grades 5-12
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Audience Limit: 150 per performance
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Virtual Performance available
The Trial of Anthony Burns
What role did political favoritism and economic sanctions play in the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law in pre-Civil War 'free states'? What were the responsibilities of a state judge to uphold a controversial federal law in 1854? Can the legal system ever resolve conflicts between the law 'written in our hearts' and the statutes enacted by our government?
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For Grades 5-12
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Audience Limit: 150 per performance
American Tapestry: Immigrant Children of the Bread and Roses Strike
What role did women and children play in the textile industry at the start of the twentieth century? What were the effects of low wages, long workdays, and hazardous living and working environments on immigrant families? How did workers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds unite to improve working conditions at the Lawrence mills and nationwide?
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For Grades 5-12
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Audience Limit: 150 per performance
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Virtual Performance available