“Exciting new directions in African American stage works. Sharply staged...Langford’s emotionally searing performance is extraordinary to witness” - LA Times
A lyrical and mystical play, with live music, about the struggle against systemic racism. Set in a haunted North Carolina graveyard this intricately crafted work brings past and present together in a soulful tale of lives destroyed by deep-seated tensions and conflicts that have marred America's history from antebellum south to the present day.
“A work of tragic majesty...brilliant play” - Stage and Cinema
Rogue Machine´s 2018 run of this production received critical acclaim and toured to the community of Watts. The play poignantly and elegantly tackles issues connected to Black Lives Matter, gun violence, and social responsibility in a world created by Dionna Michelle Daniel that features breathtaking joy as well as sorrow.
“Art, especially live performance, has the potential to dramatically change hearts and mind,” says playwright Dionna Michelle Daniel. “It has the ability to plant the seeds of empathy, inquiry, and discussion. From those seeds, real social change begins.”
Directed by Desean Kevin Terry and produced by Rogue Machine and Collaborative Artists Bloc, the cast includes Mildred Langford - Betty. Donathan Walters - George. Sha’Leah Nikole Stubblefield – High Priestess of Souls. Derek Jackson - Alvis.
An American Saga Revival of Gunshot Medley: Part I runs in August at 8pm every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through August 19, 2019. Pay-What -You-Want $10 + on Friday August 9th (only). Rogue Machine (in the Electric Lodge) is located at 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291. Tickets: $25 - $40. Reservations: 855-585-5185 or at roguemachinetheatre.com