REVIEW: West Coast Premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's People Where They Are 'Eye-Opening' and 'Electrifying'

Eddie Reynolds | TALKIN’ BROADWAY

(left to right) MICHAEL CHAMPLIN as NED , BRADY MORALES-WOOLERY* as MR. CARAWAN, REBECCA PRINGREE as MAY, CATHLEEN RIDDLEY* as MRS. CLARK, ESTRELLA ESPARZA-JOHNSON* as EMMA and TERRANCE AUSTIN SMITH* as JOHN. Now through February 25th, 2024 at The Stage. Tickets at www.thestage.org. Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.

San Jose Stage Company is presenting the West Coast premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's People Where They Are–an eye-opening, electrifying course in the real history of the school that taught the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and John Lewis how to stand up (and often sit down) in non-violent protests even when threatened by "badges," "hoods," and/or "gasoline and torches." With a jaw-droppingly stellar cast and Benny Sato Ambush's inspired and bold directorial decisions, People Where They Are is a must-attend, must-experience class where the lessons to be learned are as important–if not more so–in today's America than they were in those early years of the Civil Rights Movement.