Greater Boston

Presenting: 1972

06.29.2022 - By Alexander Danner & Jeff Van DreasonPlay

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Introducing 1972, a brand new show from Fable & Folly! 

We hear the powerful voices of Angela Davis and Shirley Chisholm, the two women who launched a national and international movement of liberation. We witness the series of events that causes Davis to flee California.

Written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith.

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Content Warning: This episode includes a depiction of police gun violence.

We hear the powerful voices of Angela Davis and Shirley Chisholm, the two women who launched a national and international movement of liberation. We witness the series of events that causes Davis to flee California.

Featuring in order of appearance:

T.H. Ponders

Ebonie Ellington as Shirley Chisholm,

Emilio Smith as Jonathan Jackson,

Jac'leen Smith as Angela Davis,

Tom Smith,

Isaiah Mueller as McClain and Conrad Chisholm,

Jordan Stillman,

Nina Smith,

Shawn Regruto,

Peter Kiley as Governor Ronald Reagan,

Joshua Rubino as Edgar Hoover,

Michael Minard as News Reporter,

Jeanette Berry as Fania Davis,

Steven Hylton as David,

D. Rubin Green as the Congressman,

Jimmy Mehiel as President Nixon.,

Sound Design by Xperience J.,

Editor, Producer, Sound Recording Engineer - T.H. Ponders,

Art by Neville Harvey

Written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith

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