Pearl Cleage's Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard (Stream)

A filmed version of Pearl Cleage's Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, exploring the election of Atlanta's first African American mayor.
By Pearl Cleage    
Directed by David Koté   
 

Award-winning author and playwright Pearl Cleage explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African American mayor, from the vantage point of an artist and an insider – Cleage served as Jackson's press secretary during his campaign and followed him into City Hall for two years as Director of Communications. In choosing to tell the story of this 1973 landmark election, Cleage creates a cast of characters drawn from her own participation in this transformative moment in our city's history. By looking back, Cleage invites us to reflect on the meaning of leadership and the kind of future we want to build.

Commissioned by Ford’s Theatre as part of The Ford’s Theatre Legacy Commissions

 

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A filmed version of the Alliance’s production of Pearl Cleage’s Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.

Aug 14 – Aug 26, 2024

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A filmed version of Pearl Cleage’s Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, exploring the election of Atlanta’s first African American mayor.
By Pearl Cleage    
Directed by David Koté   
 

Award-winning author and playwright Pearl Cleage explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first African American mayor, from the vantage point of an artist and an insider – Cleage served as Jackson’s press secretary during his campaign and followed him into City Hall for two years as Director of Communications. In choosing to tell the story of this 1973 landmark election, Cleage creates a cast of characters drawn from her own participation in this transformative moment in our city’s history. By looking back, Cleage invites us to reflect on the meaning of leadership and the kind of future we want to build.

Commissioned by Ford’s Theatre as part of The Ford’s Theatre Legacy Commissions

 

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