Flying Ship Productions presents

DOUBLE V

(Victory abroad and Victory at home)

The Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement intersect in an inspiring new musical

This Broadway-style musical follows the parallel lives of a Jewish Family in Poland and a Black family in America during the turbulent years from 1939-1964. Though living in different parts of the world, their lives are amazingly alike. When the Black soldier helps liberate the Jewish youth from the concentration camp, a connection is made that resonates years later during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Four actor/singer/dancers bring to life this uplifting story of hope, healing, and gratitude.

Inspired by a quote from the Pittsburg Courier, and based on historical events, this new musical theatre production presents an historical fiction which will inspire, enlighten and educate. Four professional actor/singer/dancers weave this intriguing story, with original songs and script by Jonathan Luks, incorporating music and dance styles of jazz, klezmer, the jitterbug and the hora. Starting in 1939, we observe the similarities in the home life-styles of two seemingly different families. As African Americans, the Hollis family faces life-threatening prejudice in the rural south, while the Lederman family struggles for survival in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. Their lives intersect as Trevor Hollis’ elite "negro" tank battalion liberates Buchenwald concentration camp. A debt of gratitude is repaid years later when the families meet again during the inflammatory days of the American Civil Rights Movement in 1964. Together these families discover the affirmation of hope and life over unimaginable adversity, commencing a healing process that continues today.

See video excerpts from this production:
(Note, the video shows excerpts from a six-person version of the show, which is normally presented as a four-person show.)

Other shows performed by FLYING SHIP PRODUCTIONS include:

	WINTER WONDERLAND (grades K-6)
	ROSA'S RIDE: the Rosa Parks Story (best suited for grades 2-8, but can accommodate younger children if they are well-prepared)
	FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (K-6)
	THE COURAGE TO DREAM: the amazing life of Ben Franklin (grades K-8)
	PUSS IN HIGHTOPS (grades K-6)
	THE FOOL AND THE FLYING SHIP (grades K-6)

For further information about availability, fees, or booking this program into your facility, contact:
Encore Performing Arts, Inc.
P.O. Box 630
Melville, NY 11747
631-423-0747 • Outside area, call toll-free 800-669-9850
fax: 631-423-1795

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