Freedom Riders: A Journey with No End in Sight at Harlem Stage

At a time when truth is under attack and voices are being silenced, Harlem Stage sets untold stories free. Don’t miss the 10-year anniversary of the groundbreaking theatrical concert reading, and the reimagining of 12 Angry Men and Women — visceral, heart-pounding performances based on real accounts of racial profiling in America. Directed by Harlem Stage’s visionary Artistic Director & CEO, Indira Etwaroo, Freedom Riders assembles a cast of celebrated artists from film, television, and Broadway — Lisa Arrindell (Disappearing Acts, Saints & Sinners), Russell Hornsby (Fences, The Hate U Give, Grimm), Billy Eugene Jones (A Soldier’s Play, Purlie Victorious), Angelica Ross (Pose, American Horror Story), and Stephen Tyrone Williams (A Master Builder, The Knick). A live musical score is woven through these first-person stories of survival, loss, resistance, and love—collaboratively composed and performed by piano virtuoso Arden Altino, genre-defying violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, and Grammy-nominated bassist and former Beyoncé musical director, Divinity Roxx. The result is a powerful fusion of word and sound, culminating in a stirring finale that reverberates with hope, courage, and the collective will to rise. Buy 1, Give 1: Each ticket purchased ensures an NYC student sees the performance for FREE!