Beyond the Oak Trees Crossroads Theatre Co ., 7 Livingston Avenue , New Brunswick
Past and present , history and a touch of fantasy converge on stage in this play by Kisha Bundridge . The play offers a dramatic retelling of the daring story of Harriet Tubman , former slave and fabled abolitionist who led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad in the years leading up to the Civil War . Set in the present at the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged in Auburn , N . Y ., and in the past on the treacherous route to freedom . Crossroads Theatre Company presents this World Premiere from February 16-26 .