Turn Me Loose

Year: 2016

Emmy Award winner Joe Morton stars in this comedic drama about the extraordinary and explosive life of Dick Gregory, that shines a light on the first Black comedian to expose white audiences to racial comedy. Gregory confronted bigotry with shockingly disarming humor, marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., and deeply influenced comics from Richard Pryor to Chris Rock. He’s been a prolific writer, muckraker, provocateur, candidate for mayor of Chicago and for president of the United States.

Director: John Gould Rubin

Playwright: Gretchen Law

Set Designer: Christopher Barreca

Costume Designer: Susan Hilferty

Lighting Designer: Stephen Strawbridge

Sound Designer: Leon Rothenberg

Photography by: Sara Krulwich, Monique Carboni

Associate/Assistant: Sarita Fellows

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