
"This was a riveting performance that evoked emotions I hadn't felt for fifty years. Prelude to a Dream was true to the values we in SNCC held for our work."
Joyce Ladner
SNCC Legacy Project

PRAISE FOR
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ARTS PROJECT
"We support projects like THE MARCH that reflect the spirit of 1960's civil rights movement."
Julian Bond, Vice President
SNCC Legacy Project
"This unique performance is unlike anything else Urban Gateways
offers, and has made a huge impression on Chicago area schools."
Tarah Ortiz Durnbaugh, Performance Programs Manager
Urban Gateways
"The cast [of Freedom Summer] was remarkably well-prepared and committed to presenting
the story of the Mississippi Summer Project."
Lisa Anderson Todd, Author
For a Voice and the Vote: My Journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
"A wonderfully rich experience that teaches, moves, and inspires an audience."
Doug Tanner, Founder and Senior Adviser
The Faith & Politics Institute
"The performance was overwhelming...The Civil Rights Arts Project never fails to bring new insights and
profound learnings out of those crucial days in our nation's history."
Pastor Mark Nilson
The Evangelical Covenant Church
"Actors were phenomenal......performance exceptional....songs were
inspiring and entire performance was thought-provoking."
Brenda Browder, Principal
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School
"Alan's script captured not only the story specific to 1963,
but the dynamics of every struggle for human dignity and justice."
Reverend Julie Ryan
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

"Prelude to a Dream was a wonderful event.
There was a power in this performance."
Willa J. Taylor
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Goodman Theatre