James Baldwin: Down From The Mountaintop depicts the impassioned life of the American novelist, essayist, playwright and human rights activist James Baldwin, known for such novels as Go Tell It On The Mountain, Giovanni’s Room and Another Country, and essays that include Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time.
Levels’ portrayal of one of America’s greatest thinkers has received only rave reviews and standing ovations from Baldwin scholars, educators, critics and students. Mr. Levels has performed the play at over 60 institutions, including Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Tennessee State University, Skidmore College, The University of Pennsylvania, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Actors Studio Sunset Theatre, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity.
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