Would you die for your beliefs? Is it better to work within the system to change it or take up arms against the system to destroy it?
Idris Goodwin’s The Raid is a fabulation of a debate between two American icons: White abolitionist John Brown and Black abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass. On the eve of Brown’s raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, these men argue the merits of violence and pacifism, order and chaos, and possibility of a nation free of the scourge of slavery. The Raid examines the difference between being an ally and an accomplice, the implications of race in social protest, and the limits of radicalism in the age of #Resistance.
Presented by Theater Alliance [2]
| Show Type Drama Comedy |
Running Time 120 minutes (0 Intermissions) |
Appropriate For 16+ |
Price Ranges $20 - $40 |
Visit Show Website [3]
Box Office Phone: 202-241-2539
| Sunday | 2:00pm | - | - |
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| Thursday | 8:00pm | - | - |
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| Saturday | 8:00pm | - | - |
Extra Performances
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| Performer | Role |
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| Marquis D. Gibson [4] | Frederick Douglass |
| Nicklas Aliff [5] | John Brown |
| Dylan J. Fleming [6] | Shields Green |
| Josh Adams [7] | Henry Kagi |
| Moira Todd [8] | Ensemble/Various Roles |
| Tiffany Byrd [9] | Ensemble/Various Roles |
| Robert Bowen Smith [10] | Ensemble/Various Roles |
| Playwright | Idris Goodwin |
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| Director |
Colin Hovde |
| Costume Designer |
Danielle Preston |
| Set Designer |
Jessica Cancino |
| Sound Designer |
Kevin Alexander |
| Movement for plays |
Cliff Williams III, Colin Hovde, Robert Bowen Smith, and the Ensemble. |
| Lighting Designer |
Megan Thrift |
Links:
[1] https://theateralliance.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0S0P000004KMOXUA4
[2] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/theater-alliance
[3] https://theateralliance.com/portfolio/the-raid/
[4] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/gibson-marquis-d
[5] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/aliff-nicklas
[6] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/fleming-dylan-j
[7] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/adams-josh
[8] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/todd-moira
[9] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/byrd-tiffany-0
[10] https://theatrewashington.org:8443/content/smith-robert-bowen