Program / Event Details
Provider: Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Contact Details
Address
P.O. Box 23293
Washington, AL 20026
Washington, AL 20026
Black Diamond
$795.00
Score a home run with this inspirational musical play about America’s pastime and the other major league! Three talented performers take us through the struggles and triumphs of early African American baseball players, introducing baseball legend Satchel Paige, one of America’s foremost athlete/philosophers, as our host. Baseball greats Moses “Fleet” Walker, Andrew “Rube” Foster, the “father of black baseball” Jackie Robinson, and “Spitfire” Josh Gibson are also portrayed in this look into sports history and the civil rights movement. (best for grades K-6) (tour dates: February 8-28, 2025; start times may be tailored to school schedule)
Event/Program Details
Dates:
2025-02-08 - 2025-02-28
Event Length:
45 minute performance
Location:
in-school performance
Audiences:
Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Core Curricula:
Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Career and Technology Education, Social Studies, Science, English/Language Arts
Art Forms:
Theater, Storytelling
Program/Event Format:
In School Performance
Cost:
$795 single performance, $995 back to back performances, $65 travel fee additional