Stokely:
The Unfinished Revolution

Civil rights activist Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a towering icon; a man of immense domestic and international importance; a man who refused to back down, step aside, or remain silent. But he was also just that: a man. Blending the historical and the personal with astonishing grace, Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution depicts one man’s rise to prominence and the many people who made it possible, posing the question: what does a movement mean to one man, and what does one man mean to a movement?

Tasia A. Jones makes her Court directorial debut with playwright and Prince Prize winner Nambi E. Kelley’s (Native Son) evocative world premiere. Tracing the journey from Stokely Carmichael, the man, to Kwame Ture, the legend, Kelley illuminates the power of imperfection to humanize, and the power of that humanity to change the world.

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Sponsored by Gustavo Bamberger and Martha Van Haitsma

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Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution was created with funds from the Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work, which was awarded to Nambi E. Kelley and Court Theatre in 2018. Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution was developed in part at the Hermitage Artist Retreat. 

Photo of Wandachristine and Anthony Irons by Michael Brosilow. Accessibility equipment loaned by Cultural Access Collaborative with special thanks to the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.