Official Press Release | Underground Railroad
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The Butterfly Connection announces their new show touring to schools across America. Underground Railroad: A Journey to Freedom explores the dynamics of slavery in America and throughout the world. The multi-media design team at The Butterfly Connection has created a show exploring this important subject using music, dance, theatre, puppetry,stilt-walking, film, and audience participation. Underground Railroad: A Journey to Freedom is geared toward k-6th. The program runs 45 minutes and covers all required learning for American history involving slavery. In addition, the program introduces students to traditional theatre techniques, songs of the period, puppetry, film theatre |
| fusion design, and stilt-walking. The program speaks to children utilizing new mediums such as hip-hop, film, and spoken word. Underground Railroad: A Journey to Freedom is a lesson in history, humanity, and fun loaded with audience participation and interactive components.The show features three of DFW's finest performers. Sheran Keyton Goodspeed has been seen all across Dfw, but is most recognizable as the star of countless Jubilee Theatre productions. Elliott Gilbert II has worked with Jubilee Theatre, Teatro de la Rosa, Hip Pocket Theatre, Texas Radio Theatre Company, and list goes on. He is an actor, published poet, songwriter, and playwright. Adam Justin Dietrich is the co-founder/Artistic Director of The Butterfly Connection. Adam studied with Johnny and Diane Simons for six years through the Texas Commission on the Arts Apprenticeship Program. He has worked with Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas Children's Theatre, Stage West, Teatro de la Rosa, Jubilee Theatre, Big Nazo, and more.He has developed three works for children, before Underground, and all have been on the touring rosters of Young Audiences of Dallas. | |
For booking and more information please contact
Adam Dietrich at 817 333 4028 or email adamjdietrich@gmail.com
