This Princeton Humanities Council Magic Project event launches a new partnership between the Lewis Center for the Arts and CLASSIX
Presented March 30, 2021, at 7:30 PM
PROGRAM
Run Time
Approximately 2 hours.
Schedule
Welcome and introduction of moderator — Dominique Rider
Introduction of panelists — Michael Dinwiddie
Video on the Federal Theatre Project Negro Units
Panel discussion
Conversation on the New Deal, the Federal Theatre Project’s Negro Units and how they relate to today. Featured panelists:
- Kinohi Nishikawa — Associate Professor in Princeton’s Departments of English and African American Studies
- Arminda Thomas — member of CLASSIX, dramaturg, archivist, and musician
- Autumn M. Womack — Assistant Professor in Princeton’s Departments of English and African American Studies
- Michael Dinwiddie — Associate Professor at New York University (Moderator)
Recorded play excerpts:
- Natural Man by Theodore Browne
- Liberty Deferred by Abram Hill and John D. Silvera
- Big White Fog by Theodore Ward
Panel discussion (continued)
Audience Q&A
CAST
First Hobo (NATURAL MAN); Dan (BIG WHITE FOG) — Joshua E. Nelson*
Second Hobo (NATURAL MAN); Strawder (BIG WHITE FOG) — Yusef Miller*
Third Hobo (NATURAL MAN) — Grace Porter
Fourth Hobo (NATURAL MAN); Servant/Ira Aldridge (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — Danté JeanFelix*
John Henry (NATURAL MAN) — Galen Ryan Kane*
Vic (BIG WHITE FOG) — Jason Bowen*
Percy (BIG WHITE FOG) — Bjorn DuPaty*
Ella (BIG WHITE FOG) — Sharina Martin*
Brooks (BIG WHITE FOG) — Petronia Paley*
Thomas Jefferson (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — Andrew Goebel
Mary Lou (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — Sarah Alice Shull
Jimmy/John Wheatley (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — Brian Pollock
Loud Speaker/Phyllis Wheatley (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — Kedren Spencer*
Ted/Banneker (LIBERTY DEFERRED) — James Edward Becton*
Stage Directions (All excerpts) — Jasmine Rush
* Appearing through an Agreement between CLASSIX and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer — Awoye Timpo (CLASSIX)
Producer/Director — Dominique Rider (CLASSIX / BIG WHITE FOG)
Producer — Brittany Bradford (CLASSIX)
Producer — A.J. Muhammad (CLASSIX)
Producer/Panelist — Arminda Thomas (CLASSIX)
Line Producer — Stephanie Rolland
Director — Christina Franklin (NATURAL MAN)
Director — Kimille Howard (LIBERTY DEFERRED)
Stage Manager — Carmelita Becnel*
Assistant Stage Manager — Rob Del Colle
Moderator — Michael Dinwiddie
Panelist — Autumn M. Womack
Panelist — Kinohi Nishikawa
Production Associate — Victoria Davidjohn ’19
Video Editor — Milan Eldridge ’20
Sound Engineer — Kay Richardson
Zoom & Streaming Coordinator — Matt Pilsner
Streaming Support — Jesse Froncek
Streaming Support — Torrey Drum
Student Assistant — Brittani Telfair ’22
Student Assistant — Nica Evans ’24
Student Run Crew — Chloe Horner ’22
* Appearing through an Agreement between CLASSIX and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
LEWIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Chair: Tracy K. Smith
Executive Director: Marion Friedman Young
PRODUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION
Director, Producing Artistic Director, Theater And Music Theater Season: Jane Cox
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Producer: Darryl Waskow
Production Manager: Chloë Z. Brown
Production Stage Manager: Carmelita Becnel
Resident Musical Director/Composer: Vince di Mura
Assistant Stage Manager: Rob Del Colle
Costume Shop Manager: E. Keating Helfrich
Assistant Costume Shop Manager: Julia Kosanovich
Draper: Caitlin Brown
Technical Director: Timothy Godin
Assistant Technical Director: Jesse Froncek
Theater Technician: Torrey Drum
Lighting & Stage Supervisor: Matt Pilsner
Props Master: Allie Geiger Khanna
Scenic Artist: Melissa Riccobono
Master Carpenter: Michael A. Smola
Sound Supervisor: Kay Richardson
Director of Communications: Steve Runk
Multimedia Specialist: Zohar Lavi-Hasson
Visual Communications Specialist: Tracy Patterson
Web & Multimedia Strategist: Jonathan Sweeney
Communications Associate: Jaclyn Sweet
Communications Assistant: Hope VanCleaf
ACCESSIBILITY
This event will be live captioned. If you are in need of other access accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of the event date.
MUSIC CREDITS
FirstCom Music: “Gotta Be Spin”
by Steve Sidwell
FirstCom Music: “Go Next”
by Olivier Bibeau, Nathan Bodiker, Leo Eli
FirstCom Music: “Black Magic In My Blood”
by Alexander Hitchens, Brandon Terrill Lowe
FirstCom Music: “Hustler”
by Sharde Collins, Derek Long, Jaron Takach
FirstCom Music: “Fun Jive”
by Gary James Crockett, Jason Glover, Dominic Glover
FirstCom Music: “Big Girl Brass Boogie”
by Elliot Greenway Ireland, Alessandro Rizzo
FirstCom Music: “The Movement”
by Derek Long, Jaron Takach, Sadie Rose Van
FirstCom Music: “Icy”
by Sharde Collins, Jaron Takach
FirstCom Music: “Sophisticats”
By Cliff Haywood, Paul Reeves
FirstCom Music: “Savoy Kicks”
By Elliot Greenway Ireland, Tony Kinsey, Alessandro Rizzo
FirstCom Music: “All City Representin’”
By Adrian Quesada, Skinny Williams
