The Spirit of Harriet Tubman

There are many plays about Harriet Tubman, but none share her entire life story like a visit with The Spirit of Harriet Tubman. Leslie McCurdy invokes the 'spirit' of Harriet Tubman as she portrays the life of the famous Underground Railroad conductor, recreating stories familiar and some rarely told, using words said to have been Harriet Tubman¹s own.  Through it all we learn of the faith and conviction that drove Harriet Tubman to follow her dreams; the spirit of the past connecting with the present, inspiring her charges to have the courage to do the same in envisioning their future. Check it out.

 

Harriet is My Hero

“Harriet is My Hero” accompanies “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” for students in grades K-2, and explores the theme of what characteristics make Harriet a good hero.  The audience participates in re-creating some of the aspects of the story and rag dolls are used to illustrate the various ages of Harriet Tubman. Check it out.

 

Things My Fore-Sisters Saw

In "Things My Fore-Sisters Saw", you will meet four women of African Descent who affected change in Canada: Marie-Joseph Angelique, a slave who was said to have burned down ³half² of Montreal; Rose Fortune, the first 'policewoman' in North America; Mary-Ann Shadd, the first North American woman to publish and edit a newspaper: and Viola Desmond who refused to give up a seat to segregation well before the celebrated Rosa Parks. Experience how each of these women affected change in the Canada of their time and ours. Check it out.