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Now Let Me Fly was commissioned for the national celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board through a generous contribution from Washburn University and was first produced by the Brown Foundation.

"Characters from the time of Brown v. Board came alive on stage before a full house at TPAC...the audience got a glimpse into how Brown v. Board came to be, through the lives of those who made it happen."
WIBW Channel 13 News broadcast

Where Are Readings of Now Let Me Fly in Kansas?

Independence
Date/Time: Monday, May 17, 2004 at 7:00 pm
Facility/Location: Inge Theatre, Independence Community College
Address: College Ave. & Brookside Dr.
Organization: In cooperation with ICC.
Contact: Jim Fischer
Tentative readers include a former Chair of the Kansas Human Rights Commission, a middle school principal, and two or three Independence Community College staff and faculty members.

McPherson
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 3:00 pm
Facility/Location: Miller Library, McPherson College
Address: 1600 E. Euclid
Contact: Susan Taylor
Phone: 620-241-0731    Email: library [at] mcpherson.edu

Meriden -- This reading is private
Date/Time: Friday, October 5, 2007 at 2:00 pm

Topeka -- This reading is private
Date/Time: Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 8:00 am
Contact: Stacey C. Kramer
Phone: 7852953683    Email: skramer1 [at] topeka.k12.ks.us

Topeka
Date/Time: Monday, May 17, 2004 at 7:00 pm
Facility/Location: Topeka Performing Arts Center
Address: 214 SE 8th St.
Organization: Brown Foundation/Washburn University
Website: anationacts.brownvboard.org/topeka/
The Topeka reading was the culmination of events associated with the dedication of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site at the Monroe School.

Topeka -- This reading is private
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 9:00 am

Topeka
Date/Time: Friday, February 4, 2005 at 7:30 pm
Facility/Location: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Address: 1515 SE Monroe St.
Organization: Brown Foundation
Performed February 4 and 5, 2005. CAST: Jeanne Averill (Mrs. Gates, Reporter #1); Trish Averill (Eleanor Thompkins, Lousia Holt); Diane Bulan (Cissy Suyat); Karmello Brooks Coleman (Sarah Bulah, Lucinda Todd); George Forbes (Thurgood Marshall); Novotny Lawrence (Reporter #3, Silas Fleming, Rev. Martin Luther Kilson, Charles Scott); Byron Myrick (Woody, Kenneth Clark, McKinley Burnett); Granville O'Neal (Gardner "Bish" Bishop, Oliver Brown, Matthew Whitehead, Rev. J.A. Delaine); Larry Peterson (Reporter #2, Mr. Thompkins, Frederic Wertham, Man with gas can, James Nabrit); Debra Washington (Barbara Johns); Harvey Williams (Charles Houston). MUSICAL PERFORMERS: Queen Bey (vocals); Kelley Hunt (vocals, piano); Al Berman (bass); Michael Caputy (drums).

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