MAKING MICHEAUX | prospect-theater

Premiered: 3/18/21

Prospect Theater Company's
VISION Series presents

MAKING MICHEAUX

Book and lyrics by JESSE L. KEARNEY, JR.
Music by ALPHONSO HORNE

Directed by JEFFREY L. PAGE

Starring AARON MARCELLUS
with ALPHONSO HORNE, ENDEA OWENS, MATHIS PICARD, and TJ REDDICK

Director of Photography BRIAN BON

Chicago, 1918. Oscar Micheaux stands at a turning point in his life: Facing down a world which denies him a place in the narrative, what path will he take? This original jazz musical-on-film is inspired by the life of America's first major Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux.

Film Editor MILTON GUANGA

Lighting Design VICTORIA DAVIDJOHN

Sound Design & Audio Engineering KEVIN HEARD

Project & Production Management JOSH CAPE

Production Management POPE JACKSON
Music Direction & Arrangements ALPHONSO HORNE

Camera Assistant MILTON GUANGA

Pictured: Aaron Marcellus.

Prospect’s VISION Series is a music-theater-on-film initiative made possible with leadership project support from Leonard Majzlin, and by Somerled Arts

Filmed at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, NYC.

Health and Safety Supervisor: Zoe Grabinski, M.D.