Sep 28 2019
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Oct 13 2019
The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963

The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963

Presented by Birmingham Children's Theatre at Birmingham Children's Theatre

ADAPTED BY REGINALD ANDRE´ JACKSON
FROM THE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS

DIRECTED BY CHALETHIA WILLIAMS

Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watsons as the family piles into their “Brown Bomber” and heads to Birmingham, only to find themselves caught up in the tragic bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Christopher Paul Curtis’s Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning book comes to life with the beloved story of a family’s bond and endurance amidst one of the darkest periods in America’s history.

Admission Info

Tickets $20-$28. Recommended for ages 8+
Approximate Time: 75 minutes

Dates & Times

2019/09/28 - 2019/10/13

Location Info

Birmingham Children's Theatre

2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North, Birmingham, AL 35203