Stogie Kenyatta’s “The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson”
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Powerful and poignant, heartfelt and humorous, Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present the last two shows of the year of film, television and stage personality Stogie Kenyatta’s acclaimed NAACP solo award-winning show about African-American artist-activist Paul Robeson.
Robeson is an internationally renowned actor, recording artist, concert singer, football player, All-American athlete and Phi Beta Kappa Society laureate at Rutgers University, was witness to the artistic wonders of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz/Be-bop era, the horrors of the slave trade, the shame of the Holocaust, McCarthyism, blacklists, racism and oppression. His life’s work celebrates our common humanity as he fought globally for social justice.
Shows Saturday, November 26 at 8pm and Sunday, November 27 at 7pm