Lessons in Survival: 1971
Vineyard Theatre
Previews Began: May 26, 2022
Opening Night: June 9, 2022
Closing Night: June 30, 2022
Creator: The Commissary
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.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Carl Clemons-Hopkins James Baldwin
Crystal Dickinson Nikki Giovanni