Coming to Galveston, Texas, the Birthplace of Juneteenth
Juneteenth Stage Play:
"Baby Boy"
DIRECTED, WRITTEN, AND PRODUCED BY TRE' PRODUCTIONS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Saturday, June 21, 2025
7:00 PM
THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE, GALVESTON, TEXAS
Synopsis
Daniel, a high school senior, recently lost a friend to gun violence. To keep Daniel safe, his mother sends him to live with his aunt in the suburbs. Despite their efforts to help him escape conflict in the hood, Daniel quickly discovers that even 160 years after the first Juneteenth, being a Black man has limitations no matter his zip code.
Juneteenth Stage Play "BABY BOY" Production Company:
Tre Productions is the parent company of the non-profit organization Elevating Voices whose mission is to enlighten and expose audiences to all Black Characters through authentic and innovative stories. Tre Productions focuses on stage productions, web-series and more. In 2019 Tre Productions showcased the first Black cast Dinner Theater and in 2021 opened its first location outside of Atlanta, this is the first Black owned and only Theater in the city of Forest Park, GA.
Written by:
Tre Floyd, creator of Tre's Production and the owner of Tres Place Theater just outside of Atlanta GA. It is the only theater in the city of Forest Park.
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Juneteenth Commemorative T-Shirt
Take home a piece of this powerful story of love, faith, and freedom
Celebrate Juneteenth with our limited edition commemorative t-shirt featuring artwork from the play. This exclusive design represents the powerful story of love, faith, and freedom depicted in our stage production.
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- Vibrant, long-lasting print using eco-friendly inks
- Pre-shrunk fabric to maintain perfect fit
- Unisex design suitable for all attendees
- A portion of proceeds supports community programs
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🎭 JUNETEENTH: THE PLAY 🎭
📍 The Grand 1894 Opera House
🌍 Galveston, Texas
🎟 Limited Seating: 1000
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Juneteenth The Stage Play is a powerful and moving production that brings history to life with passion and authenticity. Its storytelling, rich with emotion and resilience, leaves a lasting impact, reminding us of the strength and triumph of freedom.
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Facts about Juneteenth The Stage Play
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in states then in rebellion against the United States. Union troops operating in said states gave teeth to the Proclamation. This, however, did not apply to the border states.
“The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”
Undeterred by the recommendation to remain in place, many former slaves left the area during the original reading. In the following weeks formerly enslaved people left Texas in great numbers to find family members and make their way in the postbellum United States.
Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, Second Independence Day, and Emancipation Day to name just a few.
Emancipation Day Celebration band, June 19, 1900.
The enactment of Jim Crow laws dampened the celebration of freedom. In addition, the Great Depression forced many black farming families away from rural areas and into urban environments to seek work— resulting in difficulty taking the day off to celebrate.
The Poor People’s March planned by Martin Luther King Jr. was purposely scheduled to coincide with the date. March participants took the celebrations back to their home states and soon the holiday was reborn.
This holiday is the first holiday to be approved since President Ronald Reagan signed a 1983 bill that approved Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.