On Demand Feb. 15 - Mar. 5, 2021  |  Streaming Event Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom School Performance

Event Description

Filled with traditional and original Gospel and Freedom songs, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the moving and inspiring true story of Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to walk all the way from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, on the Voting Rights March in 1965. Jailed nine times before her 15th birthday, Lynda and her friends and neighbors fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to secure the right to vote for African Americans. 
 
Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club, High Art, Psych), adapted the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (Dial Press, 2016) for the stage. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom is directed by Fracaswell Hyman and the music director is Joshuah Brian Campbell.  Produced by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Miranda Barry, Amy Sprecher, Voza Rivers and the New Heritage Theatre Group. 
 
Recommended for ages 10 and up. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the true story of the sometimes brutal period of Civil Rights history in the United States. There is video of actual events and stylized dramatizations.  Some of this content might not be appropriate for children under 10.

Recommended Grades: 5-12

Content available to stream on demand at a time of your choosing from February 15 - March 5, 2021. You may access content for your classroom multiple times. One registration per classroom required. Closed captioning is available on all videos for accessibility.

Streaming content includes:

  • Performance videos (in three segments, roughly 15-20 minutes each)
  • Pre-recorded documentary-style interview with Civil Rights activist and author of the book upon which the show is based, Lynda Blackmon Lowery, along with Dr. Tara White, Professor of History at the George Wallace Community College in Selma, Alabama

Registrations may be completed online with a credit card. Please contact us to register with a purchase order. Full payment is required prior to receiving access to the performance content. For questions regarding Streaming Performances for Schools, contact us at 216-348-7909 or schoolprograms@playhousesquare.org.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District teachers: CMSD schools and approved partner and sponsor schools (See eligible list here), contact us at 216-348-7909 or schoolprograms@playhousesquare.org for ordering instructions.