Free Play About Underground Railroad In Hoboken, Jersey City Parks This Weekend

HUDSON COUNTY — The Speranza Theatre Company will perform a 30-minute family friendly historical play about Jersey City's connection to the Underground Railroad this Friday through Sunday in Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison and Bayonne parks.

Even though the performaces are free, signing up is required here: www.speranzatheatrecompany.com

The play is "Walk by the Way of the Moon," by Jacqueline Kennedy.

The plot is: "Ten-year old Fleta Hazel's enslaved family makes the difficult choice to run for their freedom. Not knowing what’s ahead, young Fleta Hazel must find the courage for the long and dangerous trip, fueled by hope for a new life at their final stop, Jersey City."

Speranza Theatre Company is a non-profit women's theatre company and member of the New
Jersey Theatre Alliance, founded to "provide an opportunity for artists, particularly females, to share their voices through entertaining and challenging theatre," according to its description.

Donations are appreciated, organizers say. Please bring your own lawn chair. Visit: Speranza Theatre Company tickets.

Performances:
Fri 9/16 @ 6pm - Lincoln Park, Jersey City
Sat 9/17 @ 1pm - Van Vorst Park, Jersey City
Sat 9/17 @ 6pm - Berry Lane Park, Jersey City
Sun 9/18 @ 1pm - Columbus Park, Hoboken
Sun 9/18 @ 6pm - West Hudson Park, Kearny/Harrison
Sun 9/25 @ 1pm - Leonard Gordon Park, Jersey City
Sun 9/18 @ 6pm - Steven R Gregg Park, Bayonne

The program is made possible by support from Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, The Museum of Jersey City History, and a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & HeritageAffairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.