Jesus Figueroa, @Thisfunktional of ThisFunktional.com talks with playwright about play RED HARLEM, performances at Company of Angels through March 15.
Based on true events when the Communist Party courted African Americans in 1932 by championing their civil rights and opposing racist injustices, four Harlemites fleeing racial injustice and the economic fallout of the great depression win roles in a blockbuster film financed by Joseph Stalin.
Once in the Soviet Union, they pursue the dreams denied them in the US, but when they discover the country is hiding a devastating secret, they’ll be forced to escape it with their lives.
Written by: Kimba Henderson
Directed by: Bernadette Speakes
Cast: Christopher Cassarino, Dennis Gersten, Micah Johnson, Dylan Jones, Luis Kelly-Duarte, Rama Orleans-Lindsay, Claudio Parrone Jr., Fana Minea Tesfagiorgis, and Ahkei Togun
