Harlem Stage and Columbia University present Douglass the Prophet part of Columbia University’s series of public programs and events inspired by the “tone parallel” between William Shakespeare and the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s Shakespearean suite, Such Sweet Thunder.
a work in process
Everything in my heart believed we would have reached equality by now.
How is it possible that the world I fought to change mirrors back in the world you’re in?
Documentarian and playwright June Cross brings Frederick Douglass back from the dead in this world premiere play starring Keith David. Invoking the spirits of Othello, Julius Caesar and Duke Ellington; Douglass, reimagined as an eternal prophet, meets us exactly where we are – lost in the myopia of our current American tragedy. But perhaps he can interrupt fate and redirect our collective future so the past can finally cease repeating. With lighting by Alan C. Edwards, Artwork by Sanford Biggers and Directed by Charlotte Brathwaite - Douglass the Prophet is a poetic freedom dream that weaves story and history, while urging the audience to imagine a future beyond the ravages of our violent past.
Harlem Stage
150 Convent Ave
New York, NY 10031
PERFORMANCES
March 31, 7:30pm
April 1, 7:30PM
April 2, 2PM
April 2, 7:30PM
Live/Reserved Seating
Donor Seating: $500
General Seating: $25
Student Seating: $7
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Harlemstage.org
For more information about the Such Sweet Thunder event series, please visit suchsweetthunder.columbia.edu
