Harlem Theater

Synopsis

HARLEM, USA: in the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s murder, German filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn turned his 16mm camera on the New Lafayette Theatre as its players rehearsed scenes, ran public workshops and conducted exercises in uptown Manhattan. New Lafayette (or NLT) had been founded by actor-director Robert Macbeth the previous year, with the aim of producing theater for black people, by black people, to reflect the experiences and vernacular of the Harlem community. Within the Black Arts Movement, NLT would become a significant institution: it published the journal Black Theatre, and employed a host of talents – including the Black Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Ed Bullins, and the great pianist Junior Mance, both of whom appear in Wildenhahn’s film as resident collaborators.

Main Cast

Robert MacBeth

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Ed Bullins

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Bobby Seale

Self

Age : 88 | Popularity : 11%

Yvette Hawkins

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

George Miles

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Gary Bolling

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Estelle Evans

Age : 78 | Popularity : 29%

Peggy Kirkpatrick

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Klaus Wildenhahn
Writing	Writer	Klaus Wildenhahn
Camera	Director of Photography	Christian Blackwood
Department	Role	Name

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