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Fort Wayne Youtheatre Making A Difference With Young Heroes of Conscience Series

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek
Published January 31, 2018 at 6:33 PM EST
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"Young Harriet Tubman" brings the lesser known story of this courageous Civil War activist's early years to life.
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This is the 5th production in Fort Wayne Youtheatre's "Linda Rufolo Young Heroes of Conscience" Series
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Credit Courtesy/Gregory Stieber
Playwright, Gregory Stieber is gratified to see that the momentum of Fort Wayne Youtheatre's "Young Heroes of Conscience" Series is growing with each new presentation.

This weekend, Fort Wayne Youtheatreis celebrating Black History Month, and its 5th production in the "Young Heroes of Conscience" Series, with the moving story of "Young Harriet Tubman."

Fo a look behind the scenes, and the series itself, WBOI's Julia Meek invited Gregory Stieber, its playwright and director, into the studio to discuss how stories like Tubman's contributions to human rights during the Civil War continue to impact and empower today's youth.

  Event Information:

"Young Harriet Tubman"
@ Auer Black Box Theatre, Fort Wayne
Friday, February 2nd, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 3rd
2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 4th
4:00 p.m.

For Ticket and Special School Show information, visit the Fort Wayne Youtheatre website.
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Arts & Culture Fort Wayne YoutheatreArts InterviewsGregory StieberYoung Heroes of Conscience Series
Julia Meek
A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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