Dark Star from Harlem
Written by Glynn Borders - Music and Lyrics by Mario E. Sprouse - Directed by Tai Thompson - La MaMa 2019
Lighting and Projection Design by Matthew Deinhart - Scenic Design by Joshua Warner - Costume Design by Raymond Pizarro - Sound Design by Josh Samuels
Production Description:
The musical journey of 19-year oldJosephine Baker, from her arrival in Paris in 1925 to her rapid rise to stardom in Europe. As a young black woman and member of La Revue Negre, she navigates fame in a foreign land, a new language, and racial acceptance, while the violent Jim Crow laws rage on back home.
