This extensive study guide for A Bright Light of Hope: The Elizabeth Peratrovich Story features a scripted theatrical adaptation intended for student performance as well as a variety of classroom activities. It also includes a phonetic pronunciation guide and link to audio recordings of Lingít pronunciation, both contributed by Will Geiger and the Sealaska Heritage Foundation.

Annie Boochevergrew up in Juneau, where she became a teacher and playwright. During four decades as an educator, Annie wrote and produced more than a dozen multicultural musical plays for elementary students, earned an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts, and cofounded the Alaska Children’s Theater. Her books Bristol Bay Summer and Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich, written in collaboration with Roy Peratrovich Jr., have won numerous awards.