Theatreworks/USA presents
Freedom Train
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 • 10 am & 12:30 pm
Recommended for grade levels 3 - 9

Harriet Tubman was born a slave, but made a perilous escape to freedom hiding in churches, barns, cellars and homes. Her escape route soon became known as the Underground Railroad, and she quickly became one of its most celebrated ‘conductors.’ Up creek beds, through swamps, over hills in the dark of night, Harriet Tubman guided more than 300 slaves to freedom. “I never run my train off the track,” she said, “and I never lost a passenger.”

Freedom Train tells the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman using dance, dialogue, and music of the period. It is a story of self-sacrifice, dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit – a universal story for all.