Lessons in Survival: 1971

Theatre

Name:	Vineyard Theatre
Address:	108 East 15th Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	May 31, 2022
Opening date:	June 9, 2022
Closing date:	June 30, 2022
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

In 1971, 28-year-old poet Nikki Giovanni interviewed renowned novelist James Baldwin, 47, on America’s first “Black Tonight Show,” SOUL! Fifty years later, Lessons in Survival: 1971 reintroduces their candid, provocative dialogue on race and liberation in America to our present moment.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Vineyard Theatre	Producer

	The Commissary	Co-Creator
	Daniel Kluger	Composer
	Daniel Kluger	Original Music
	Marin Ireland	Co-Conceiver
	Peter Mark Kendall	Co-Conceiver
	Tyler Thomas	Co-Conceiver
	Reggie D. White	Co-Conceiver

	Tyler Thomas	Director

	You-Shin Chen	Set Designer
	Mika Eubanks	Costume Designer
	Amith Chandrashaker	Lighting Designer
	Lee Kinney	Sound Designer
	Josiah Davis	Projections

	Rachel A. Zucker	Production Stage Manager

	Matthew Glasner	Casting Director

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Carl Clemons-Hopkins	James Baldwin
	Crystal A. Dickinson	Nikki Giovanni

Replacement Credits

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Reggie D. White¹	James Baldwin

¹Reggie D. White steps into James Baldwin role from June 15 through June 19.