News Release

Bright Star Touring Theatre Returns for 2019 with "Heroes of the Underground Railroad"

Players perform a scene from "Heroes of the Underground Railroad."

Bright Star Touring Theatre

News Release Date: February 5, 2019

Contact: Adam Prato, [phone]

West Branch, Iowa— Back for a fourth year in 2019, Bright Star Touring Theatre will educate area third, fourth, and fifth graders about the history of the Underground Railroad. Shows are weekdays at Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum from March 5 through 15. Performances are at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Additional performances are scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 7 and 8.  

In Heroes of the Underground Railroad, students join Harriet Tubman, Levi Coffin, Henry “Box” Brown, John Parker, and more in an empowering look at the figures behind America’s Underground Railroad. From the secret signs along routes to the abolitionist movement, this play leaves few stones unturned.

Classes are invited to attend at no cost. Due to limited seating, teachers must make reservations for their class, and spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For reservations, please contact Hoover Presidential Foundation at 319-643-5327. For information about Bright Star Touring Theatre, as well as curriculum standards and study guides for Heroes of the Underground Railroad, please visit www.brightstartheatre.com.

Performances are sponsored by Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, and the Hoover Presidential Foundation.  

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum are in West Branch, Iowa at exit 254 off I-80. Both are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. For more information go online at www.nps.gov/herberthoover or call [phone].