Now Let Me Fly
by Marcia Cebulska

A Play Commemorating the
Landmark Supreme Court Decision
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Celebrate the 65th Anniversary!

Media Tips

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• If your local newspaper is bi-weekly, be sure to send your releases one to two weeks before their printing date (you may want to call to ask about the best date and contact).
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• Welcome
• Performances / Readings
• Topeka Performance
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• Plan Your Reading: 10 Steps
• Download Everything You Need
• The Script Now Let Me Fly
• Request Script / Contact Us
• About Now Let Me Fly
• Barbara Johns Monologue
• Hockessin, Delaware Excerpt
• Casting Plans
• About the Playwright
• Writing the Play
• Discussion Questions
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Brown v. Board Resources

... I attended the powerful production of 'Now Let My Fly' at the Topeka Performing Arts Center...Ordinary people - just like you and me - changed the way an entire class of people would be treated...Those few who took the risk and fought for what they believed in made a huge difference - not just for their children, but for black children everywhere.
Eileen Umbehr
The Prairie Post

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.