In a loose, poetic narrative tracing the life of Henry Brown, a Virginia slave who mailed himself to freedom, Walker (Blizzard of Glass) underscores what song meant to Henry. Working in the cotton ...

At a time of social upheaval, Mehr Mansuri wanted to create a play that could help move the country forward into a better future. As the co-founder and artistic director of the Children's Theater ...

Henry “Box” Brown climbed into a wooden crate and was sent on his way to freedom in March 1849. A song of thanksgiving sung by Henry "Box" Brown upon his arrival in Philadelphia. Lyric sheets were ...

Courtesy photo A free performance of Rory Rennick’s one-man show, “Henry Box Brown: The Life and Legacy Event,” will be staged at the Mishler Theatre at 7 p.m. July 29. The life of Henry “Box” Brown, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Near the intersection of Canal and 15th streets in downtown Richmond sits one of the most peculiar attractions in all of Virginia. The simple metal box, frozen in time, is a low-key ...

Henry Box Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown s life after his escape from slavery. Paul ...

Henry “Box” Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre’s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown’s life after his escape from slavery. Henry ...