"Amen, Brother Baldwin: An Exploration on the Religious and Performative Dimensions of James Baldwin” is  presented by the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life in partnership with the Tony Award winning Shakespeare Theatre Company.  The symposium will include two panels and performances exploring the multi-dimension of Baldwin’s 1954 play, The Amen Corner (coinciding with STC’s four-week run of the play).

Panelist and performers for the evening include:

• Ryan Jamaal Swain, Star of POSE on FX
• Dr. Soyica Colbert, Scholar at Georgetown University
• E. Faye Butler, Sister Moore in The Amen Corner
• Marty Lamar, Musical Theatre Professor at Howard University and Brother Davis/Choir Director in the Amen Corner
• Robert Person, Vocalist and Choir Member in The Amen Corner  
• Dr. Melanie R Hill, Professor of English at University of Pennsylvania
• Rev. Dr. Anika Wilson-Brown, Pastor Union Temple Baptist Church 
• Dr. Eric Williams, Curator of Religion at NMAAHC
• Tulani Salahu-Din, Museum Specialist at NMAAHC
• Teddy R. Reeves, Assistant Curator of Religion at NMAAHC (Moderator)
• LeeAnet Noble, Shakespeare Theater Company (Moderator)