FreshVisions Youth Theatre Company,4821 Germantown Avenue, proudly marches Black History Month into March with the annual return one of its most highly requested productions, “Marching to Freedomland-Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” at FreshVisions’ home theater, The Germantown Theatre Centre, 4821 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA.

A must see for the entire family. Children 8 and above.

Show dates and times are:  Friday Mar. 27th at 8:00pm; Saturday, Mar. 28 at 3:00pm; Sunday Mar 29th at 3:00pm  Tickets for all performances are $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for children 13 and under. This show is recommended for children eight and above. Groups sale prices are available for groups of 20 and up. For further information, call 267-226-7135.

“Marching to Freedomland – Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” takes a searing and heartfelt look at the quest for African-American freedom during the civil rights era of the 1950’s and ‘60’s. Written and directed by Executive Artistic Director Bruce Robinson, winner of the 1998 Barrymore Award for Theatre Excellence in Community Service, this piece spotlights the big and “little” giants that confronted an unwilling nation forcing it to change. It also places a particular emphasis on the important role that young people played in that special time of struggle, sorrow and ultimate victory. In “Marching to Freedomland – Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” we meet both the movement’s celebrated heroes, as well as the unsung, rarely celebrated, ordinary heroes whose sacrifices, pain and forbearance helped to make the “dream” possible.

“Marching to Freedomland- Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” is captivatingly told through dramatic vignettes and dance, with music by famed percussionist Tom Lowery. The performance also features a special contribution by FreshVisions’ 18 year old veteran Indiya N. Glenn as Rosa Parks and Ella Baker. She’s join by follow company veterans Deassath Joseph Kouakou and Tahmir Thompson as Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X, respectively.. It also features professional actress Carol E. Lumford as Mamie Till who additionally serves as costumer for the production. FreshVisions revered elder alumnae and dance director Tanya Scott serves as choreographer with an assist by Indiya N. Glenn

In “Marching to Freedomland – Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” we are celebrating the special role of the youth; their contributions, their sufferings, and the unique impact they made on the movement. The young, powerful and skilled youth actors of FreshVisions serve as a bridge back to and for their peers, as well as for the rest of us, by tapping into their own strength, fortitude and determination as a reminder of the power the human spirit can accomplish. The unwavering goal is achievement of simple human dignity and equality in spite of the most inhuman and seemingly insurmountable of obstacles.

“Marching to Freedomland – Giants of the Civil Rights Movement” reveals and uplifts as it educates and entertains. It is a must-see event for the entire family.