“A chalk-dust musical miracle cure for our fractured world.”

Marva! is a full-length, all-ages-appropriate musical play based on the true story of Marva Collins, an African-American from Jim Crow Alabama, who created an extraordinary school for young inner-city children in Chicago. After some 14 years as a teacher in Chicago’s public schools, Marva came to believe that the system was failing many of the minority kids who most needed an education built on love, persistence,

commitment to excellence, and

the value of every individual.