Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks will be at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) stage at Delta State University for two performances as part of the School-Time Matinee Series, Jan. 21.
The production dispels myths about Parks and her protest as it paints a portrait of a complex woman who had to find reconciliation with herself in order to become an effective civil rights leader. Tickets are still available for both the 9:30 and 11:30 AM show times. The performance is recommended for students in third grade and up, and is being locally sponsored by Entergy.
In addition to tickets for the day’s performances, BPAC is also selling Rosa Parks autobiographies to classes who attend the performance for only $1 per copy. The Scholastic title, Rosa Parks: My Story, is a chapter book recommended for students in 4th-7th grades. With more than 450 titles already sold, the reduced-priced book distribution program is just one component of BPAC’s annual Read It, See It, Hear It, Be It program.
