The Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at PSU Altoona was the site of a dynamic performance of King’s Dream, with audience members holding hands and singing songs of freedom, unity, and hope.

Sue Patterson, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Penn State Altoona Campus, invited Key Arts Productions to present the multimedia presentation honoring American civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during their annual MLK Day commemoration.

The Paul R. and Margery Wolf-Kuhn Theatre was filled with PSU Altoona Campus community members who listened as Joseph Patterson of Key Arts provided thoughtful commentary, which included provocative questions including, “What would you have done during the movement, would you risk your life for social justice?” Accompanied by powerful video images of the courageous individuals who struggled for freedom,  Patterson reminded the audience that the dream has not been fulfilled and we can work together to change the world today.

Incredible vocal performances of moving songs like Amazing Grace, What’s Going On, and Blowin’ in the Wind, by Nathan Harmon and Tasha Montfort, engaged audience members who clapped and sang along. “I was moved to tears and inspired by the program. I could feel a sense of unity in the auditorium,” a community member recalls.