FORGOTTEN includes 22 original songs that trace historic events including the Ford Hunger March, Battle of the Overpass, and the Flint sit-down strike. A central character is the Rev. Lewis Bradford, who hosted the Detroit radio show “The Forgotten Man’s Hour,” and who was found dead in 1937 on the Ford Rouge shop floor, leading to an investigation forty years later. Other historic characters include Henry and Clara Ford, Harry Bennett, and Father Charles Coughlin.
Sydney Schropshire is a recent graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a degree in Digital Media Production with minors in Japanese Language and Theatre Arts. Combining her passion for culture, storytelling, and performance, Sydney has appeared in stage productions such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, she performed the role of Rosie Johnson in a jazz opera, further deepening her love for vocal performance and expressive storytelling. She is now excited to continue developing her craft and pursuing new opportunities in opera and the performing arts.
FORGOTTEN includes 22 original songs that trace historic events including the Ford Hunger March, Battle of the Overpass, and the Flint sit-down strike. A central character is the Rev. Lewis Bradford, who hosted the Detroit radio show “The Forgotten Man’s Hour,” and who was found dead in 1937 on the Ford Rouge shop floor, leading to an investigation forty years later. Other historic characters include Henry and Clara Ford, Harry Bennett, and Father Charles Coughlin.
Sydney Schropshire is a recent graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a degree in Digital Media Production with minors in Japanese Language and Theatre Arts. Combining her passion for culture, storytelling, and performance, Sydney has appeared in stage productions such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, she performed the role of Rosie Johnson in a jazz opera, further deepening her love for vocal performance and expressive storytelling. She is now excited to continue developing her craft and pursuing new opportunities in opera and the performing arts.