Dartmouth Events

The Potluck
A New Musical in Concert by César Alvarez

On November 3, 1979, five communist labor organizers were murdered in broad daylight in the streets of Greensboro, N.C., by a group of KKK and Nazis. All five of the victims had committed their lives to fighting the rule of the capitalist class. The murders had been planned and supported by paid informants of the Greensboro Police and agencies within the U.S. government. One year later in Greensboro, César James Alvarez was born into the survivor community and named after two of the victims, César Cauce and James Waller. 36 years after that an “entertainment” company paid César to write a musical about the Greensboro Massacre, but it turned into a musical about ghosts and queerness and feelings and how to recuperate from trauma that happened to you before you were even born, and also capitalism.

Join us for this concert version of The Potluck with a incredible cast of New York-based performers, along with a visual accompaniment by the artist and designer Emily Orling.

Featuring:
Anthony Alfaro, b, El Beh, Barbara Walsh, Rubén Flores, Esteban Andres Cruz, Ari Brand, Ben Anthony Anderson, Jacob Brandt, Dionne McClain-Freeney, and Sammy Figueroa.

César Alvarez: Book, Music, Lyrics and Music Director
Emily Orling: Visuals and Spiritual Advisor
Sarah Benson: Director
Noelle Viñas and Goblin Brain Productions: Line Producer
Piper Hill: Projection and Captions Designer
Dante Green: Associate Director
Dionne McClain Freeney: Associate Music Director
Madeline Smith: Arranger and Orchestrator
Jordan Weiner: Stage Manager
Amanda Spooner: Production Coordinator
Taylor Williams: Casting
Raegan Padula '24: Audio Engineer

Produced with support from the Leslie Center for the Humanities, Dartmouth Department of Music, the Dean of the Faculty, Soho Rep and Lincoln Center.

Tickets are free, but space is limited. Please RSVP here.