Called “one helluva rock’n’roller-coaster ride” (Vibe Magazine), singer/songwriter/guitarist Toshi Reagon and friends perform her genre-defying work-in-progress based on Octavia Butler’s acclaimed novel, Parable of the Sower. Set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles of the future, this gospel opera blends science fiction, African American spiritualism and deep insights on gender, race and the future of human civilization.
Cast: Tariq Al- Sabir, Bertilla Baker, Helga Davis, Karma Mayet Johnson, Tamar-kali, Marcelle Davies Lashley, Stephon Lashley, Josette Newsam Marchak, Morley, Shayna Small, Jason Walker
Orchestra: Bobby Burke, Fred Cash, Eric Cooper, Juliette Jones, Adam Widoff
Listen to Toshi Reagon's interview with Stef Renee of WURD!
Please note, strobe light effects and hazers/foggers are used in this performance.
Friday, October 2: Stay after the show for talk with artists hosted by Herman Beavers, Professor of English and Graduate and Undergraduate Chair, Department of Africana Studies.
Photo credit: Courtesy Toshi Reagon
