Enchanted Circle Theater

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Written and conceived by Jeannine Haas and Alice Barrett

A BULLET CAN’T KILL A DREAM is a one-woman, multi-media performance about three courageous young people who, each in their own way, stand up and speak out against injustice.

LABOR is the true story of Iqbal Masih, a boy from Pakistan, who began working as a bonded-laborer in a carpet factory at the age of four. After six years, Iqbal escaped and became an internationally-known spokesperson against the injustices of child labor. Iqbal was shot and killed at the age of 12.

ACTIVISM tells the story of Elizabeth Bloomer, a middle school student from Massachusetts who met Iqbal when he visited her school on a speaking tour. Upon learning of Iqbal’s death, Elizabeth and her classmates rallied students in 27 countries, via the internet, to pursue his dream of freeing children. They succeeded in building a school in Pakistan for free bonded-labor children.

COMMUNITY tells of Issac Schnitzer, a teenage boy from Billings, Montana, who along with his family, stood up against racism after a brick shattered their Chanukah window display. Their story and the extraordinary response of their neighbors, is a model for community strength and grassroots activism.

A BULLET CAN’T KILL A DREAM is appropriate for grades 6-10.

"One of the i ages I will remember forever is how horrible those children's lives were. I wish I could change that and let them be free."