Howard Zinn's Emma ()

Plot Summary

Emma dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the famed anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views, including her opposition to World War I. Filmed live in 2005 at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, New York, with Zinn in attendance, the play draws on Goldman’s influential autobiography, speeches, and political writings to trace her emergence as one of the foremost radical intellectuals and dissident activists in America in the early part of the 20th century. Emma shows us why Emma Goldman was not only a remarkable historical figure but a woman whose fierce wit and political courage continue to resonate today.

Full Cast & Characters

Naomi Hard

Emma

Paco Francesco Serpico

Johann Most / Mr. Levine

Pablo Vazquez

Sasha (Alexander Berkman)

Patricia Martin

Factory Worker / Anna Minkin / Alemda Sperry

Alexandra Angeloch

Helena / Factory Worker

Robert Burke Warren

Ben Reitman

David Kraai

Fedya

Dean Schambach

Mr. Vogel / Emma's Father / Mr. Sachs / Frick / A.G. Gregory

Joseph Bongiorno

Vito / Frick's Assistant / Hoover / Reporter

Abigail Robin

Factory Worker / Emma's Mother / Prison Nurse

Ian Pallak Capone

Police Officer

Angel Maldonado

Police Officer

Director & Crew

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