Broadway Alaska and Catholic Social Services share refugee stories for upcoming musical | State of Art

The musical "Come From Away" tells the true story of a small community in Newfoundland who took in 7,000 strangers whose planes were grounded after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The story of humanity and compassion in the face of tragedy inspired a partnership to celebrate our state's own neighbors of circumstance. As part of their community engagement efforts, Broadway Alaska teamed up with Catholic Social Services (CSS) to share the stories of our local refugees and will be collecting winter gear to help support their families' transitions to the state.

"Come From Away" runs from November 29 through December 2 at the Atwood Concert Hall.

The winter gear collection will take place between performances on Saturday, December 2, but CSS can take donations at any time. There will also be other ways to contribute displayed at all performances.

To find out more about the musical and the partnership between Broadway Alaska and Catholic Social Services we're joined by President & Chief Operations Officer of Alaska Center for the Performing Arts and General Manager of Broadway Alaska, Codie Costello, and State Refugee Coordinator for CSS, Issa Spatrisano.

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Broadway Alaska

"Come From Away" tickets

BroadwayBoundAK community engagement

Catholic Social Services Support Refugee Assistance Services

Catholic Social Services Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services