Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart
A Mike Wiley Production
Monday, February 24, 2020
9:45 a.m. and 12 noon
Grades: 3rd - 8th
Run time: One hour
Take a glimpse into Jackie Robinson’s life during a bygone era of separate and unequal locker rooms, whites-only hotels and restaurant back doors. Witness the hopeless humiliation of a star player showered with adulation on the field - but a second-hand citizen outside the stadium. Meet compatriots fighting the same battles between end zones, inside the ring, and around the track. A Game Apart is a powerful lesson of courage through dedication, perseverance, and leadership.
About Mike Wiley
Acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley has spent the last decade fulfilling his mission to bring educational theatre to young audiences and communities across the country. He started his own production company with the goal of bringing stories of key African-American events and figures to life. Wiley has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the 2020 and 2014 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor in Documentary Studies and American Studies at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wiley has also appeared on Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and National Geographic Channel.
Curriculum Connection: Social Studies-American History, Biography, Multi-Cultural
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All tickets - $7
Early Bird Special - $6