Warriors Don T Cry Movie

Warriors Don't Cry

About

After hearing Ya Girl, a high school student with over 1 one thousand thousand followers on Instagram, struggle to make sense of today'due south tumultuous world, Melba Pattillo steps out of history to share the story of her battle to integrate Little Rock Central High Schoolhouse in 1957. Ya Girl learns to encounter herself in Melba—and in all the immature warriors who came earlier her who raised their easily and fabricated a departure.

Inspired by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals's Little Rock Ix memoir Warriors Don't Cry, this product is a catalyst for deeper word about social responsibleness, civil soapbox, social media, and community date.

Warriors Don't Cry is co-conceived by honour-winning playwright Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Where We Stand) and director Tamilla Woodard (Associate Director, Hadestown), featuring original music by Toshi Reagon, spoken word, and video project. This production is a collaboration between The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and TheaterWorksUSA.

Recommended Ages: Grades 6 to 12

Curriculum Connections

Communication and Language Arts
Music
Technology
Social Studies

Fun Fact

Managing director Tamilla Woodard was the Acquaintance Managing director of Hadestown on Broadway, which opened in Apr of 2019.

Themes

Empowered Youth
Technology
Civil Discourse
Social Justice
Activism
Social Media
Liberty

Original Credits

Written and co-conceived by Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Directed and co-conceived past Tamilla Woodard
Original music composed by Toshi Reagon
Breathtaking & Costume Design by Jean Kim
Projection & Lighting Design by Elizabeth Mak
Audio Design by Kathy Ruvuna

Photos by Roger Castonguay; Ya Girl: Regan Sims

Video by Ryan Glista

"It was an amazingly powerful performance and right on for the times."

—Alita Wilson, Executive Director, Pentangle Arts Council

"Wonderful show, wonderful job on the Q&A....A well done, powerful operation."

- Carolyn A. Johnson, Garde Arts Center

"The thespian's ability to move seamlessly from 1 character to another was remarkable."

- Alita Wilson, Executive Director, Pentangle Arts Council

"Your message really resonated with my students. They were able to connect today's performance with the literary content we reviewed in class."

- Nicole Wilson, Teacher, New York City

"This was by far the best touring show nosotros've presented. There is then piddling out there for high schoolhouse and heart school students that speaks to their reality. I hope TheaterWorksUSA continues to observe and produce such relevant subject thing."

- Alita Wilson, Executive Director, Pentangle Arts Council