Inspired by the events that transpired during the infamous Sanitation Worker’s Strike of 1968, AT THE RIVER I STAND follows an eclectic group of Negro musicians who travel to Memphis to produce a benefit concert in support of local workers in the throes of a racially charged labor dispute. As provocateurs threaten to tear the show apart, the performers struggle to overcome an increasingly hostile environment to raise donations for their cause. But as they near their financial goal, a traumatic event will irrevocably change their lives forever.
CAST & CREATIVES
HARVY BLANKS
Eddie “Fats” Malone
RODRICK COVINGTON
King Johnny
TINA FABRIQUE
Ms. Velvet Ray
ALANI iLONGWE
Devon
CHRISTINA SAJOUS
Anita
THEODORE ALEXANDER
The Ancestors
CELINE EDMONDSON
The Ancestors
ALANI iLONGWE
Book
ROWEN CASEY
music and lyrics
taneisha duggan
Director
ROWEN CASEY
Music Director
TSIAMBWOM “T” AKUCHU
Choreography
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