I Love Paris

As tensions escalate and hearts are both shattered and healed, our season one love story reaches its climax in the City of Love. Jazmine’s family surprises her with a graduation trip to Paris, but little do they know, she has a surprise of her own in store.

Note to listener: This edition has been mixed in Atmos Binaural audio to create a deeply immersive spatial soundscape. For optimal experience, please use headphones. Thank you for joining us—we hope you enjoy this revolutionary sonic journey!

Red for Revolution was created, written, and directed by Jana Naomi Smith; with sound design, audio engineering, mixing, and mastering by Collin Gerald Thomas, music direction, supervision, and production by Tammy L. Hall;  Original Music by Tammy L.  Hall and Jana Naomi Smith and performed by Renée Wilson, Loretta Devine, and Jordan Hull featuring the Red for Revolution band, Tammy L. Hall on piano, Kofy Brown on electric Bass, Ruth Davies on acoustic Bass, Ruthie Price on drums, Kristen Strom on saxophone and flute, and Vicki Randle on percussion.

Cover Art Design by Shefon N. Taylor; Associate Produced by Adrian Snegg, Jordan Hull, and Vanessa E. Williams, Creative Produced by Liz McBee, Jana Naomi Smith, Renée Wilson, and Tammy L. Hall, executive produced by Renée Wilson, Jana Smith, & Meta Mana Media, and produced by Liz McBee.

The Red for Revolution team would like to thank each person who helped bring this project to life. Please visit redforrevolution.com for the complete credit and gratitude list. 

This audio drama was recorded under the SAG-AFTRA 2020 New Media Principal Performer Contract. 

Episode 6 Cast:
Jordan Hull a s Jazmine James
S. Epatha Merkerson as Ella Ali (Present Day)
Loretta Devine as Lorraine Giovanni (Present Day)
Renée Wilson as Lorraine Giovanni (1970s)
Rutina Wesley as Ella Ali (1970s)
Alimi Ballard as LeRoy
Jennifer Beals as Suzanne Sands  
Mal'akiy Rhoden as Miles James
Ashley J. Hobbs as Airline Announcer
Mathew Quitney as Stage Manager
Christine Angelique as Paris Music Festival Announcer 
Caro Guzmán as Adrienne

Music Featured:
“I Don’t Want To Know”
Written by Jana Naomi Smith
Original Composition by Tammy L. Hall 
Performed by Jordan Hull 

“I Love Paris”
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Loretta Devine and the Red for Revolution Band
Courtesy of WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

“Dare To Love”
Written by Jana Naomi Smith
Original Composition by Tammy L. Hall 
Performed by Loretta Devine and the Red For Revolution Band

For Radiotopia Presents, Yooree Losordo is the Managing Producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer.