Footsteps to Freedom | Steal Away
Steal Away is a part of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park and Visitor Center’s FOOTSTEPS TO FREEDOM!
“…a fascinating and poignant production from the NPTC’S World Voices Program.”
STEAL AWAY: The Living History of Harriet Tubman
by Rick Balian
directed by Ray Rodriguez
with: CK Allen, Elizabeth June, Asa Johnson, Ashley Winkfield
Performances are on Saturday, September 14 at 10 AM and 3 PM.
Steal Away will be a part of a two-day festival in recognition of 2024 as “Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights” proclaimed by Governor Wes Moore, marking the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well as commemoration of the annual Harriet Tubman Emancipation Day and International Underground Railroad Month. It will be at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park in Church Creek, Maryland.
Using puppets and live actors, award-winning writer Rick Balian tells the story of one of America’s greatest heroines—from her youth as a slave to her service on the Underground Railroad and her lifelong efforts to help others in need. A native of Auburn, New York (where Harriet lived until her death), Balian’s research for the play included dozens of interviews with Harriet’s descendents and the curator of the Harriet Tubman Home.
““In the best of all worlds, children would spend every Saturday seeing productions like this one.” ”