Learn About Life Growing Up A Slave at The Bushnell
Literature to Life series presents stirring slave narratives
March 31, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford, CT – March 4, 2008 – The Bushnell, in collaboration with New York City’s American Place Theatre, brings to life the transcribed narratives of slaves in Growing Up A Slave, in the Autorino Great Hall on March 31 at 7:00 p.m. Experience the life of a slave through the dramatic accounts of three characters as they tell of their food and eating habits, clothing, religious and superstitious beliefs, music, the auction block and the dire consequences faced by runaways. Growing Up A Slave is a part of The Bushnell’s Literature to Life series supported by SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Tickets for Growing Up A Slave are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 10 or more should call (860) 987-5959. Tickets are $25.00.
Unlike other performances in the Literature to Life series, Growing Up A Slave is not based on one specific book or play. The verbatim text is derived from slave narratives transcribed by the Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s. Throughout these true stories, the spiritual resources of these oppressed people pulsate. The human spirit triumphs. Professor Mary Patrice Erdmansn of Central Connecticut State University, author of The Grasinski Girls will provide a preshow lecture.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 14th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 22 schools in 12 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.
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