Coming 2016.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
The 1936 musical drama, Through the Years tells the story of Joshua Terrell, who despite the harsh conditions of a slave's life fights with courage and determination to win freedom and to gain leadership in the U.S. Congress. It is in part autobiographical, as Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson's family boasts at least one Reconstruction-era U.S. Congressman.
ABOUT THE WRITER
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Amelia Boynton was born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia. Her early activism included holding black voter registration drives in Selma, Alabama, from the 1930s through the '50s. In 1964, she became both the first African-American woman and the first female Democratic candidate to run for a seat in Congress from Alabama. The following year, she helped lead a civil rights march during which she and her fellow activists were brutally beaten by state troopers. The event, which became known as Bloody Sunday, drew nationwide attention to the Civil Rights movement. In 1990, Boynton won the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Freedom. She died on August 26, 2015 at the age of 110.
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SHOW TIMES, DATES & LOCATIONSThis 10 (ten) state touring production will open in January of 2016. Check back often or complete the form below to be notified when the box office for this show opens.
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TICKETS100% of the ticket sales profits of this historic theatre production will benefit the Amelia Boynton Robinson Foundation and its establishment. To consider the 2015/16 Leaders and Legends' Signature Theater Subscriptions, view our season tickets. If you are only interested in the production, check back often or complete the form below to be notified when the box office for this show opens.
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