Harlem and Moscow is an audio drama based on the true story of the Harlem Renaissance in the Soviet Union. This audio podcast immerses you in the journey as you travel to the other side of the world and back again with America’s best-kept literary secret.
In 1932, a group of Harlem Renaissance artists and activists traveled to Moscow to make a film on racism in America that would start a revolution.
Among them was up-and-coming writer Dorothy West, who was looking for a break in her acting career and the chance to connect with famed writer Langston Hughes.
Dorothy West recounts her year in the Soviet Union, recalling the hookups, heartbreaks, and lessons learned along the way.
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Harlem and Moscow is an audio drama based on the true story of the Harlem Renaissance in the Soviet Union. This audio podcast immerses you in the journey as you travel to the other side of the world and back again with America’s best-kept literary secret.
In 1932, a group of Harlem Renaissance artists and activists traveled to Moscow to make a film on racism in America that would start a revolution.
Among them was up-and-coming writer Dorothy West, who was looking for a break in her acting career and the chance to connect with famed writer Langston Hughes.
Dorothy West recounts her year in the Soviet Union, recalling the hookups, heartbreaks, and lessons learned along the way.
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?
CASTJ. IVY AS LANGSTON HUGHES EVAN FRAZIER AS DOROTHY WESTNANCY GILLIAM AS RACHEL WESTBRODERICK CLAVERY AS HENRY LEE AND THE MESCHRAPBOM OFFICIAL SUSAYE LAWSON AS LOUISE THOMPSONBREANNA COSETTE AS MILDRED JONESJARED ALEXANDER AS THE NARRATORSAM RIDDELL AS THE TRAIN CONDUCTORHARLEM AND MOSCOW WAS WRITTEN BY ALLE MIMSDIRECTED BY ARES HARPER AND REGINA GRIFFIN PRODUCER AND SOUND DESIGNER SAM RIDDELLAUDIO ENGINEERS AARON REPPERT AND CAREY DURHAM MUSIC BY TRANSITIONS
Harlem & Moscow
Harlem and Moscow is an audio drama based on the true story of the Harlem Renaissance in the Soviet Union. This audio podcast immerses you in the journey as you travel to the other side of the world and back again with America’s best-kept literary secret.
In 1932, a group of Harlem Renaissance artists and activists traveled to Moscow to make a film on racism in America that would start a revolution.
Among them was up-and-coming writer Dorothy West, who was looking for a break in her acting career and the chance to connect with famed writer Langston Hughes.
Dorothy West recounts her year in the Soviet Union, recalling the hookups, heartbreaks, and lessons learned along the way.
