The spectacular, WaterWorks commissioned, Can I Get a Witness? The Gospel of James Baldwin is a musical and theatrical tribute to the iconic writer and activist. It was created by Meshell Ndegeocello and originally performed at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse in the fall of 2016. 

Conceived by Meshell Ndegeocello
Created in collaboration with and directed by Charlotte Brathwaite

Featuring collaborators:
Toshi Reagon, Paul J. Thompson, Staceyann Chin, Justin Hicks, Jadele McPherson with Helga Davis, Karma Mayet Johnson, Carla Duren, Jason C Walker, Tariq Al-Sabir, Martha Redbone, Asa Lovechild

Organ: Jake Sherman
Keyboards: Jebin Bruni
Drums: Abraham Rounds

Installation/Costumes: Abigail DeVille
Lighting/Video Design: Kent Barrett
Production Manager: Bona Lee
Production Assistant: Hao Bai
Artwork: Mary Olin Geiger
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Commissioned by Harlem Stage through its WaterWorks program and supported by The Ford Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, Time Warner, Barnard College, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, with the support and encouragement of Jane Saks, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and in collaboration with Columbia University School of the Arts Office of Public Programs and Engagement.