Untold RVA presents
Brother General Gabriel
Original Collaborators
PERFORMERS
Roots
Amena Durant / General #1
Meoleake “Monte” Jones / Lieutenant
Julinda Lewis / General #3
Karlito Richardson / General Gabriel
Christine Wyatt / General #2
Trunk - The Queen Mothers
Mama Judy Lynn Edwards
Mama Dharah Marcus
Mama Pamela McMullen
Mama Shakila Maharani Abena Nuit
Mama Queen Nzinga
Mama Monique Olomidun
Mama Faye Walker
Sister Okomfo Afia Pɔmaa
Sister Melendona
Branches and Leaves
Olivia Alsamadi
Sabrina Borneff
Melisa Raja Gopal
Kayla Schiltz
Sadé Toombs
Narrator
Yemima Davis / Gabriel’s Beloved Wife Nan
Vocalists
Sister Nickey McMullen
Jamela Bullock
Libation and Chant
Mama Shakila Maharani Abena Nuit
Mama Dharah Marcus
The Opening of the Way
Shayola YeYe Sekhemet
Spiritual Moons
Young Sister Anisa
Young Sister Ngozi
Spiritual Suns
Young Brother Kuran
Young Brother Nasir
Young Brother Samir
Young Brother Yeshua
Sound Foundation
Risegun Olomidun and Members of Richmond’s Community Drum Circles
Honor Guard
Brother Ylyahkim Yisrayl
Brother Renardo Rashid
Brother George Murrell
Trumpeter
Victor Haskins
Documentary
Excerpts from “Remembering Her Homecoming,” directed by Nastassja Ebony
Communiversity Zine Project
Untold RVA’s Communiversity Fellows at Visual Art Center of Virginia:
Hunter Moyler (Wordsmith)
Dennis Winston (Woodcut Artist)
Kelly Mitchell (Printmaking Artist)
Keonna Knight (Project Assistant)
PRODUCTION
Production Manager (Performative), Sound Board Operator
Keara Dial
Production Manager (Logistical), Sound Design
Nickey McMullen
Production Assistant
Katina Moss
Production Administrator
Megan Rickman Blackwood
Production Accountant
Tierrie Jones
Rehearsal Assistant
Christine Wyatt
Sound Design
Gavin “Dolomic” Brown
Turntable Arts and Post Performance Playlist
DJ Sayeed Shabazz
Headphone Sound Production
Niel Joshipura / Hear No Evil
Audio Design
Atari Gems
Projection Design
Kate Sicchio
Lighting Design
MK Abadoo with Keara Dial and the Roots Performers
Costume and Prop Design
Kamala Bhagat
Mama Dharah Marcus
Melendona Wisdom
Wardrobe Assistant
Xiaolin Lan
Video Documentation
Torian Ugworji
Photography
Christopher Risch Photography
Crew
Kayla “Kaykay” Connelly
Jenna Beardsley
Taylor Bonadies
Sydney Wiggins
Special Thanks
Our Ancestors, Known and Unknown, upon whose shoulders we stand. Lonta and Asé!
The BGG front line squad of collaborators, performers and designers. You are a conspiracy of good people:
Alicia Díaz
University of Richmond Tucker Boatwright Festival
University of Richmond Department of Theatre and Dance
University of Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Department of Dance + Choreography
VCU Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation (ICubed)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mayor Levar M. Stoney
Osita Ioregbu
City of Richmond, Virginia
Six Points Innovation Center
Library of Virginia
Visual Arts Center of Richmond