Event Announcement
Performing at Area Libraries: Soar! The Hero Pigeons of WWI
The Storytellers To Go! cast of Soar!
Raleigh Little Theatre’s Storytellers to Go! presents Soar! The Hero Pigeons of WWI. Written by Judy M. Dove, Soar! commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering WWI on April 6, 1917, by retelling the true story of Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon who became a war hero.
This short play recounts the story of the Lost Battalion, the name given to the U.S. 77th Division, as they were trapped by the Germans in the Argonne Forest in France in October of 1918. The unit was saved by a pigeon who, despite being shot, was able to regain flight to successfully deliver a message for help.
The story is told from the pigeons’ perspectives and is appropriate for ages five and older.
Admission: Free!
Performances of Soar! are being offered free of charge as part of RLT’s community outreach
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, January 14, 3:00pm
North Regional Library, 7009 Harps Mill Rd., Raleigh, NC 27615
Saturday, January 21, 3:00pm
Northeast Regional Library, 14401 Green Elm Lane, Raleigh, NC 27614
Saturday, January 28, 3:00pm
Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Avenue, Garner, NC 27529
Saturday, February 4, 3:00pm
West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Rd., Cary, NC 27519
Saturday, February 11, 3:00pm
Cameron Village Library, 1930 Clark Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
Saturday, February 18, 2:00pm
East Regional Library, 946 Steeple Square Ct., Knightdale, NC 27545
Saturday, February 25, 2:00pm
NC Museum of History, 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Saturday, March 4, 3:00pm
Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Dr, Apex, NC 27502
Saturday, March 18, 3:00pm
Halle Cultural Arts Center of Apex, 237 N. Salem Street, Apex, NC
CAST
Student Cast from Raleigh Little Theatre
SOPHIE: Beth Furry
REID: James Sinnott-Nadasky
ALYSSA: Caroline Gschwind
MANNY: Alyssa Schoaff
DUSTY: Megan Dale
WILLIAM: Hallie Turner
YORICK: Sophie Dubois
CHER AMI: Anna Harbin
HERR FALKE: Alyssa Schoaff
MAJOR CHARLES WHITE WHITTLESEY: James Sinnott-Nadasky
CAPTAIN GEORGE MCMURTRY: Beth Furry