Harlem Stage Presents 12 Angry Men and Women May 22 Playbill by Harlem Stage

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THE WEIGHT OF THE WAIT

Harlem Stage Presents A Sneak Peek Private Preview

MAY 22, 2025

Our mission matters... to ignite the artistic freedom of performing artists of the Global Majority (85% of the global population) who dare to create new artistic works, new ideas, and a new world in which ALL people can flourish.

Due to persistent and longstanding inequitable systems and structures, artists and institutions of the Global Majority remain the underinvested communities of the 21st century and yet...

Harlem Stage is forged in a crucible of a creative fire whose flames and embers may waver, still — undeterred by overwhelming odds — we will continue to be a conduit for freedom, a lens to focus the issues of our time, and a light to illuminate any darkness.

Dr. Indira Etwaroo | CEO & Artistic Director | Harlem Stage

12 angry men... and wome n THE WEIGHT OF THE WAIT

This work is dedicated to the lives slain by racially motivated violence in the United States of America.

Directed by Indira Etwaroo

Adaptation by Arthur Yorinks with Zenzele Daniels and Indira Etwaroo

“They waited and they waited…” and “Water has perfect memory…” are by and a tribute to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison

Actors

Lisa Arrindell

Russell Hornsby

Billy Eugene Jones

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Angelica Ross

Pauletta Washington

Stephen Tyrone Williams

Musical Score Composed by Arden Altino, pianist

Daniel Bernard Roumain, violinist

Divinity Roxx and Indira Etwaroo

With Denzel Fields, vocalist

“We Are” composed by Divinity Roxx

Zenzele Daniels, Assistant Director

Crew

Sydney Cusic, Production Stage Manager

Saúl Ulerio, Technical Director

Devin Cameron, Theatrical Visual Designer

Jorge Rosario, Costume Designer

Orlando Alvarado, Audio Engineer

Crew: Julio Collado

Crew: Clearance Tyler

Crew: David Barrett

Please be advised that this performance contains flashing strobe lights and other visual effects.

Lisa Arrindell was born in the Bronx, New York, and brought straight home to Brooklyn. A graduate of The High School of Performing Arts — now The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts — she went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from The Juilliard School. Lisa’s extensive acting career spans film, television, and stage. Her notable screen A Lesson Before Dying, DisHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First Hundred Years, The Sin Seer, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Random Acts of Flyness, Elementary, Madam , and more. On stage, she (Seattle Opera), Repara(NY Shakespeare Festival), Heliotrope (Second Stage), among others.

Her most recent projects include Albany Road, starring Lynn Whitfield, now available on Amazon Prime, as well as Watson on CBS and Favorite Son Christmas on BET. She is best known for her role as Vanessa in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion and for her gripping performance in the Law & Order episode titled “Disabled.” Lisa also serves as the resident acting coach for the hit Starz series P-Valley.

Beyond her acting career, Lisa is passionate about health and wholeness, inspiring and educating aspiring performing artists. She teaches theater students who are deeply curious about pursuing a career in the performing arts and is on staff at The Freeman Studio and The Billie Holiday Theatre’s Youth Arts Academy in New York City. Most importantly, she is the joyful mother of two stunning, loving, highly creative, and intelligent human beings.

IG: @lisaarrindell

RUSSELL HORNSBY

Actor/ director Russell Hornsby has amassed a catalog of film, television, and stage credits that any actor would envy. From comedies to science fiction to dramas and stage plays, his craftsmanship has always rung sharp and true. Currently, Russell stars in the Starz’s drama Black Mafia Family from G-Unit Films And Television in conjunction with Lionsgate while also starring in Blumhouse feature film Woman In The Yard. He can also be seen as Don King in Hulu’s Mike Tyson mini-series Iron Mike and in Hulu / Searchlight Pictures’ The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat opposite Aujanue Ellis, Uzo Aduba, and Sanaa Lathan.

Hornsby starred in the Oscar-nominated film Fences, opposite Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, with a powerhouse presentation of his character Lyons, whom Hornsby played in the Broadway revival of Fences in 2010, also with Washington and Davis. Hornsby also recently starred opposite Regina King in the critically acclaimed Netflix mini-series Seven Seconds, from Veena Sud (“The Killing”), appeared in an arc in Showtime’s The Affair and in the box office hit sequel Creed II opposite Michael B. Jordan. Additionally, Hornsby has received an outpouring of praise for his award buzzworthy role in the Fox 2000 film The Hate U Give. Russell also starred in the Fox series Proven Innocent from showrunner Danny Strong and in the titular role in NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.

Also known for fighting to keep humanity safe from things that go bump in the night in his role as hard-nosed Detective Hank Griffin on NBC’s smash hit supernatural police procedural Grimm. Hornsby is no stranger to American living rooms having starred in numerous television projects including the acclaimed ABC Family drama Lincoln Heights as police officer Eddie Sutton, as well as Luke in HBO’s In Treatment, opposite Gabriel Byrne.

Hornsby’s other film credits include roles in the Jim Sheridan directed Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and the Sundance Grand Jury Award nominated Luv from director Sheldon Candis.

Hornsby also has an extensive theatre background and became an aspiring thespian after auditioning and winning the role of the Scarecrow in his high school production of The Wiz. He has taken the more traditional — and currently less traveled — route to his success by cutting his teeth on stage. While the phrase “paying his dues” is about as cliché as it gets when referring to an actor’s journey, Hornsby is its embodiment as he progressed from backroom performances to the bright lights of New York City’s famed theatre district, Broadway, where he’s appeared in

numerous productions including a stint in August Wilson’s Fences

HUBERT POINT DU-JOUR

Hubert is a Haitian-American actor from NY who has worked extensively in theater and television. He can be seen in the Showtime mini series The Good Lord Bird, Dr. Death and The Continental: From The World of John Wick, both streaming on NBC’s Peacock. Most recently he was in the Disney+ series, Genius: MLK/X. Some of his stage credits include Nia Vardalos’s adaptation of Tiny Beautiful Things at The Public Theater, Sojourners at NYTW and a production of Ado About Nothing for Shakespeare in the Park. Hubert is an alumni of the Long Island School for the Arts and NYU.

ANGELICA ROSS

Actress, Singer Songwriter, Founder of TransTech & Human Rights Advocate

Angelica Ross is a pioneering leader in the fight for human rights, with a special focus on advancing transgender and racial equity. While widely recognized for her breakthrough roles on FX’s Pose and American Horror Story, Angelica’s impact extends far beyond the screen. As the founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, she has empowered marginalized communities through digital education and economic advancement. From advocating on Capitol Hill to addressing global audiences, Angelica Ross is committed to building a just and inclusive future for all.

With a proven track record in fighting for equality, Angelica’s leadership blends her experience as an executive producer, writer, and activist with her deep commitment to creating change. Her advocacy has been recognized across industries, whether through her groundbreaking media work or her efforts to uplift Black, queer, and trans communities. Now, as she embarks on her political journey, Angelica is dedicated to translating her activism into policy, ensuring that marginalized voices are heard and protected at every level of government.

PAULETTA WASHINGTON

Pauletta Pearson Washington has appeared on Broadway in Jesus Christ Superstar, Sophisticated Ladies, Shakespeare’s Cabaret, The All Night Strut! and as an understudy to Lynne Thigpen in Tintypes. Her off-Broadway credits include Nora and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Desperate Writers at the Union Square Theater, among many others. She has appeared in Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed at The Kennedy Center, co-starred with BeBe Winans in Otis Sallid’s Spiritual, was featured with Natalie Cole in a production of A Christmas Show at Lincoln Center Theater and was part of the original cast and touring company of Jerry’s Girls.

Pauletta has worked with some of theater’s biggest names, including Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, Phyllis Newman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carol Hall, Tommy Tune and Lesley Gore, and has shared the stage with Amy Grant, Michael McDonald and Sheila E., among many others. Other stage credits include “A Night of Inspiration” at Carnegie Hall and “Divas Simply Singing” with Chaka Khan and Teena Marie.

She played ‘Risa” in a production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theater Company. She starred as ‘Elizabeth Borny’ in a run of The Old Settler at the Billie Holiday Theater. Additionally, Pauletta has created and performed her own one-woman show for both domestic and international audiences.

Pauletta’s film credits include Wilma, starring Cicely Tyson and Denzel Washington, and Purlie starring Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley and Robert Guillaume. On television, she was a series regular on The Parkers, starring Mo’Nique, and appeared in Beloved with Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. She was a featured vocalist on the soundtrack for the film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, and a featured pianist in the soundtrack for the film Antwone Fisher.

She can currently be seen on Reasonable Doubt for Hulu. Pauletta appeared in Lifetime’s The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story as well as the short film Steps. She can also be seen in season 2 of Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It on Netflix, and Genius: Aretha for Nat Geo TV.

STEPHEN TYRONE WILLIAMS

Stephen Tyrone Williams is thrilled to return to Harlem Stage for 12 Angry Men… and Women. He is an actor, producer, and consultant for the page, stage, and screen. Select credits include: Broadway: Lucky Guy (Broadhurst), and Jitney (Manhattan Theatre Club); Off-Broadway: Harper Regan (Atlantic Theater Company), Burning (The New Group), Adam Rapp’s The Hallway Trilogy (Rattlestick Theater), Sundown Names… (Negro Ensemble Company Three Audelco Nominations), and My Children! My Africa! (Signature Theatre Company Drama League Award & Clive Barnes Award Finalist). Regional: Seattle Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage (SALT Nomination), Two Rivers Theatre, Hartford Stage, and Geffen Playhouse. Film & TV: Stag & Doe (HBO Short Film of the Year), Elementary, Restless City (Sundance), Children of God (Best Actor Award Festival Del Mar), The Knick, Greetings from Tim Buckley (Toronto), Tobacco Burn (Best Actor Nominee Seattle Film Festival, Massachusetts Independent Film Festival and New Filmmakers Los Angeles) and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus A Spike Lee Joint. He holds a B.A. from the University of Alabama in theatre (performance). He is a recognized actor/combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat.

youtube.com/@steevuhn18

MUSICIANS

NBA Trade campaign. As a recording artist, his singles “Realized” and “Love On A Bridge” are available on all streaming platforms. Denzel is driven by a love for storytelling and a desire to share that journey while supporting others along the way.

DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN

Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is a Black, Haitian-American composer who sees composing as collaboration with artists, organizations and communities within the farming and framing of ideas. He is a prolific and endlessly collaborative composer, performer, educator, and social entrepreneur. “About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” (New York Times), Roumain has worked with artists from J’Nai Bridges, Lady Gaga and Philip Glass to Bill T. Jones, Marin Alsop and Anna Deavere Smith. Known for his signature violin sounds infused with myriad electronic and African-American music influences, Roumain takes his genre-bending music beyond the proscenium. He is a composer of solo, chamber, orchestral, and operatic works, and has composed an array of film, theater, and dance scores. (Sundance official selection); was the first Music Director and Principal Composer with the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company; released and appeared on 30 album recordings; and has published over 300 works. He has appeared on CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, NPR, and PBS; and has collaborated with the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Kennedy Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Sydney Opera House. He was Artist-in-Residence and Creative Chair at the Flynn in Burlington, Vermont. Currently, he is the first Artistic Ambassador with Firstworks; the first Artist Activist-in-Residence at Longy School of Music; and the first Resident Artistic Catalyst with the New Jersey Symphony. Roumain is an Atlantic Center Master Artist, a Creative Capital Grantee, and a Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellow. He has won the American Academy in Rome Goddard Lieberson Fellowship; a Civitella Ranieri Music Fellowship Award; an Emmy Award for The New Look of Classical Music; National Sawdust Disruptor Award; and the Sphinx Organization Arthur L. Johnson Award. He has lectured at Yale and Princeton University and was a Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College. He is currently a tenured Associate and Institute Professor at Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.

special thanks to The New Press

In the fall of 2025, Harlem Stage will launch Freedom Riders: A Journey With No End in Sight. Activating our North Star — Harlem is our home. The world is our Stage. — this national tour will retrace the historic path of the Great Migration, honor the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement who risked their lives to challenge the status quo, and carry forward the voices of justice sparked by the Black Lives Matter Movement of 2020.

COMING FALL 2025

Land Acknowledgement

The Harlem Stage Gatehouse sits on land that was stewarded by the Lenape Tribes and was violently overtaken, leading to the death and displacement of countless original inhabitants and stewards of this land. The colonial initiative of the United States of America not only invaded the land stewarded by Indigenous tribes, it also enslaved and exploited millions of Africans stolen from their land to build a free labor force under barbaric conditions that included the separation of families, brutal beatings, rape, and lynching. Harlem Stage seeks to partner with all communities, artists, and institutions of the Global Majority in the struggle for true equity and freedom.

Harlem Stage encourages all people to see this acknowledgment as a call to action to join our efforts and our mission to ignite the artistic freedom of performing artists of the Global Majority who are poised to build new artistic works, new ideas, and a new world in which ALL people can flourish.

Our Commitment to the Planet

Harlem Stage’s values are rooted in ensuring a sustainable planet. Because we see climate change as one of the most pressing issues of our time—an issue that disproportionately impacts Black and Brown communities across the globe—we will continue to honor environmental initiatives both in our operations and programming. Our efforts in using less paper, transitioning to LEDs in our tech and operational spaces, and leaning into digital communications, we have reduced our carbon footprint by 2.5 tons this 2024 – 2025 season alone. Finally, we are proud to work with artists, such as Bebe Miller, who will explore the dynamic and thriving ecology of forests, as necessary to a sustainable planet, as part of our Spring 2025 E-Moves Festival.

HARLEM STAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ronald K. Alexander

JoAnn K. Chase

Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes

Dr. Indira Etwaroo

Angela Glover Blackwell

Alisha Johnson Wilder and Todd Wilder

LaChanze

Courtney F. Lee Mitchell – President

Channing Martin

Larry McRae

Jamila Ponton Bragg

Rebecca Robertson

Mark Thomas – Vice President

Tamara Tunie

Heather Wagoner

Blair Washington

Michael Young – Secretary

HARLEM STAGE TEAM

Dr. Indira Etwaroo, CEO & Artistic Director

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Deirdre May, Chief Marketing Officer

Theodora Kuslan, Senior Director of Marketing

Katie Burk, Graphic Designer

Deniz Kofteci, Digital Media Manager

Hollis King, Photography

Nina Flowers, Public Relations

Squire Media & Management, Public Relations

Walker International Communications Group

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION TEAM

Miriam Sierra, Director of Programming & Production

Saúl Ulerio, Technical Director

Bethany Cintron, Community, Education, & Social Initiatives Manager

Devin Cameron, Light & Projections Designer

Denzel Fields, Programming & Administrative Associate

Zenzele Daniels, Institutional Volunteer

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Karlvy Smith, Director of Institutional Development

Julianna Friedman, Associate Director of Institutional Development

Danielle Reydon, Development Associate

Margaret Hunt, Development Consultant

Dwight Johnson Design, Gala Consultant

OPERATIONS & FINANCE TEAM

Jelani Buckner, Innovations Business Management Director

Martha Samuel, Director of Finance

Acey Anderson, Facilities & Maintenance Manager

Lamont Askins, Operations Manager

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Das, IT

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Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Public

National Endowment for the Arts—Chair, Maria Rosario Jackson,PhD

New York State Council on the Arts—Chair, Katherine Nicholls

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs—

Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Laurie Cumbo

The New York City Council—Councilmember Shaun Abreu and Councilmember Yusef Salaam

Manhattan Borough President– Mark Levine

Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

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Altman Foundation

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.

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Columbia Community Service

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Manhattan Beer Distributors

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Indira Etwaroo, PhD*

Joni Evans and Susan Bird

Laura Flanders and Elizabeth Streb

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Laura Greer

Sharon Hall

Ruth and Stephen Hendel

Leon Henderson

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Mark Thomas*

Teri & Lloyd Trotter

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Reginald Van Lee

Blair Washington*

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*Board Members

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