About this Event
The Last Gatekeeper is an Afro-futurist, post-apocalyptic, Black Queer multimedia musical theatre experience combining music, projections, and performance.
In a world destroyed by totalitarian rule, Soku, a young Black Queer descendant of West African Gatekeepers, must confront his lineage, embrace his full self, his spiritual calling, and fulfill a prophecy that could ignite a revolution.
This staged reading invites the audience into a world of ritual, music, and ancestral storytelling while exploring resilience, liberation, spirituality, and the power of Black Queer people to help restore balance during times of crisis.
Following the presentation, Patrick L. Riley will moderate a community conversation with Dr. John-Martin Green of The Gatekeepers Collective and Antoine Craigwell of DBGM, exploring the work’s spiritual and cultural themes, creative process, and the continued development of its immersive theatrical world.
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM
Germono Toussaint, Creator, Producer, Composer, Book Writer & Lyricist
Trisha Jeffrey, Associate Producer
Kevin R. Free, Director
Patrick B. Phillips, Music Director
Patrick L. Riley, Moderator
Crystal Monee Hall, Vocal Arranger
A.J. Muhammed, Dramaturg
Way Too Far, Media & Projections
Development Partners: CultureHub and Musical Theater Factory
Community Partners: DBGM and The Gatekeepers Collective
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement, regrant programs supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, and administered by LMCC.
Additional development support has been provided by Black Public Media.
Event venue & nearby stays
Harlem School of the Arts, Dorothy Maynor Hall, New York, United States
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