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March 22, 2024 22 mins

Dorothy West anxiously awaits the arrival of Langston Hughes on their voyage from Harlem to  Moscow to make a movie.  Dorothy gets to know some of the other  Harlem Renaissance artists and activists, including Louise Thompson, the organizer, and Mildred Jones, an artist she will be rooming with. On the train, Dorothy and Henry Lee Moon get into a spat about sexual expectations abroad. Could their romantic getaway be over before it begins? 

 

CAST
J. IVY AS LANGSTON HUGHES 
EVAN FRAZIER AS DOROTHY WEST
NANCY GILLIAM AS RACHEL WEST
BRODERICK CLAVERY AS   HENRY LEE AND THE MESCHRAPBOM OFFICIAL 
SUSAYE LAWSON AS LOUISE THOMPSON
BREANNA COSETTE AS MILDRED JONES
JARED ALEXANDER AS  THE NARRATOR
SAM RIDDELL AS THE TRAIN CONDUCTOR
HARLEM AND MOSCOW  WAS WRITTEN BY ALLE MIMS
DIRECTED BY ARES HARPER AND REGINA GRIFFIN 
PRODUCER  AND SOUND DESIGNER SAM RIDDELL
AUDIO ENGINEERS AARON REPPERT AND CAREY DURHAM 
MUSIC BY TRANSITIONS

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