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MEDIA RELEASE

Mayor William J. Holtzinger

CONTACT: Susan S. Harding, Acting Public Information Officer, 301-600-1385

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, February 17, 2007

THE WEINBERG CENTER PRESENTS

A MIDNIGHT CRY:

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO FREEDOM ________________________________________________________________________

Frederick, MD ---

The Weinberg Center Family Series is proud to welcome back the Dallas

Children’s Theater on Friday, February 23, 2007 at 10 AM and 7:30pm, as they present

“A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom”. Written by James Devitas,

“A Midnight Cry” is the true story of a young girl’s journey on the Underground

Railroad. For information and reservations, please call 301-600-2828 or visit

Rated by TIME Magazine as one of the top 5 theaters in the nation performing

for youth, Dallas Children’s Theater is a professional theater serving more than 250,000

young people and their families through its 11 main stage productions, national touring

company, and education and outreach programs. As the only major organization in Dallas

focusing solely on youth and family theater, DCT builds bridges of understanding

between generations and cultures, instilling an early appreciation of literature, art and the

performing arts in tomorrow’s artists and patrons.

Education was strictly prohibited for African American slaves in mid nineteenth

century America. However, when Lida, a young slave, is secretly taught to read and write

by her uncle, she embarks on a journey of truth and self awareness so powerful and

profound that she is compelled to flee the oppression and brutality of plantation life, and

to seek out the freedom she now understands is her birthright. Courageously leaving all

that she knows behind, Lida begins a dangerous and exciting trek on the Underground

Railroad. This program is recommended for the entire family.

To purchase tickets, call the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 301-600-2828,

301-600-2838 TTY or stop by the Box Office Tuesday thru Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm

and Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm. Tickets are available online at

The Weinberg Center for the Arts, a municipal facility of the City of Frederick, is

located at 20 West Patrick Street in downtown Frederick, Maryland. The historic theatre

opened in 1926 as the Tivoli, and it and was donated to the City of Frederick in 1978.

Today as one of the region’s premier presenting facilities, the 1,100 seat Weinberg

Center offers professional LIVE! Series, including dance, music, theatre, family

performances and films, weekday performances for students, and classic movies.

Performance space and professional services are available to a variety of community arts

groups, civic and business organizations, and other arts promoters. Programming at the

Weinberg Center for the Arts is made possible with support from the City of Frederick,

Frederick County Government, Maryland State Arts Council, Frederick Arts Council,

Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Frederick News-Post, State Farm Insurance, The

Tivoli Society, other corporate and individual donors.. For more information about

upcoming events at the Weinberg Center, please call the Box Office at 301-600-2828 or

visit www.weinbergcenter.org.

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