AT THE RIVER I STAND

book by Alani iLongwe
music and lyrics by Rowan Casey

directed by taneisha duggan

September 27 – October 10, 2020

This is a streamed reading of a new musical in development

The WORKshop Series is produced in
partnership with

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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