[February, 2010] Going the Distance is a story of heroics and unstoppable spirit, an entertaining and educational portrayal of African American heroes Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph. This January production was the second in the series performed by the Smithsonian Discovery Theater and arranged and sponsored by the Conservancy at two DCPS schools (Takoma Educational Center and Shepherd ES). Through song, dance and narrative, the two great athletes race to tell their stories of rising from childhood illness and infirmity, poverty, and prejudice to the greatest height in athletics: the Olympic Gold Medal!
![To recreate the excitement of those Olympiads I'm gonna need five volunteers.. .\"](http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/images/images_content/GoingHigher-2010/b256.jpg "To recreate the excitement of those Olympiads I'm gonna need five volunteers.. .\\"")
![The rings represent the five major regions of the world - Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania\"](http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/plugins/content/plugin_besps/besps.png "The rings represent the five major regions of the world - Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania\\"")
Stand up set a course for excellence! Actors: Patricia Targete, Gary-Kayi Fletcher, Tammy Turner