ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE
March 31, 7:30PM
April 2, 2PM
April 2, 7:30PM
Please be advised this performance uses strobe lighting effects.
Live/Reserved Seating
Donor Seating: $500
General Seating: $25
Student Seating: $7
Harlem Stage and Columbia University present Douglass the Prophet as 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 new 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 a live score by drummer Mike Clark and vocalist Kathryn Farmer, lighting by Alan C. Edwards, artwork by Sanford Biggers, dramaturgy by Sunder Ganglani 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.
BEFORE YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKET, know that you must show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination (having completed the vaccination series at least 14 days prior to the performance date) AND a booster shot if you are eligible to receive one. If you are not yet eligible for a booster, you must show proof of a negative lab test (from a testing facility only) of a PCR test within 72 hours or a rapid test within 12 hours prior to being onsite. Masks are required. Learn More about our safety protocols.
