April 8, 2026 - Lear Green Speaks: Unpacking the Underground Trunk
- Park Church Web
- Mar 7
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What: Lear Green Speaks: Unpacking the Underground Trunk
When: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7 PM
Where: The Sanctuary at The Park Church, 208 W. Gray St., Elmira
Created and portrayed by: Vicie Rollings
The event is free.
A meet the artist reception will follow the performance. For more information go to framingthepaststorytelling.com
This project is made possible by a generous grant from the Hilliard Foundation and from the QuickARTS grant program administered by Th ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and funded by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.
About
Created and portrayed by local storyteller Vicie Rolling, this performance is based on a little-known story from the 1860s Elmira community. It relays a portion of the life of an enslaved woman. Mrs. Adams, who was named Lear Green as a slave, took the name of Elizabeth Adams upon taking her freedom. Along with some collaborators, she devised a unique plan of escape, which was successful the first time. She "mailed" herself to freedom. The plan involved great personal risk and courage.
