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In the summer of 1967, a tidal wave of racial unrest swept across our nation's cities sparked by the violence that began in Newark, New Jersey on July 12th.
5 Days in July merges drama and documentary to re-examine
the historical events surrounding the 1967 Newark Riots.
Award-winning playwright and Newark resident Tracey Scott Wilson dramatizes Newark's five days of intense racial hostility, civil disobedience, and political turmoil. Chad L. Coleman and Dion Graham from HBO's acclaimed series THE WIRE head the 14 member ensemble cast.
Host, Nancy Giles, essayist and commentator on "CBS Sunday Morning", introduces and closes the program.
Tracey Scott Wilson's current work includes THE STORY, produced at The Public Theater/NYSF. Additional productions include ORDER MY STEPS for Cornerstone Theater's Black Faith/AIDS project in Los Angeles; and EXHIBIT #9, which was produced in New York City by New Perspectives Theatre and Theatre Outrageous; LEADER OF THE PEOPLE produced at New Georges Theatre; two ten-minute plays produced at the Guthrie Theatre.
Filmmaker Chuck Schultz's documentary, THE RURAL STUDIO, a CPB/ITVS co-production, was broadcast throughout the US and exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art's 2002 Biennial. Visual artist Esther Podemski has exhibited nationally and her documentary film HOUSE OF THE WORLD has been shown in many festivals including the traveling Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
Cast: Arnold Baker, Alia Chapman, Bernadette Drayton, David Wilson Barnes, Kevin Geer, Marc Daman Johnson, Bruce McViddy, Kevin Michael Kennedy, Tom Lyons, Brandon O'Neill Scott, Sharon Washington and William Wise.
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In the summer of 1967, a tidal wave of racial unrest swept across our nation's cities sparked by the violence that began in Newark, New Jersey on July 12th. 5 Days in July merges drama and documentary to re-examine the historical events surrounding the 1967 Newark Riots. Award-winning playwright and Newark resident Tracey Scott Wilson dramatizes Newark's five days of intense racial hostility, civil disobedience, and political turmoil. Chad L. Coleman and Dion Graham from HBO's acclaimed series THE WIRE head the 14 member ensemble cast. Host, Nancy Giles, essayist and commentator on "CBS Sunday Morning", introduces and closes the program. Tracey Scott Wilson's current work includes THE STORY, produced at The Public Theater/NYSF. Additional productions include ORDER MY STEPS for Cornerstone Theater's Black Faith/AIDS project in Los Angeles; and EXHIBIT #9, which was produced in New York City by New Perspectives Theatre and Theatre Outrageous; LEADER OF THE PEOPLE produced at New Georges Theatre; two ten-minute plays produced at the Guthrie Theatre. Filmmaker Chuck Schultz's documentary, THE RURAL STUDIO, a CPB/ITVS co-production, was broadcast throughout the US and exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art's 2002 Biennial. Visual artist Esther Podemski has exhibited nationally and her documentary film HOUSE OF THE WORLD has been shown in many festivals including the traveling Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. Cast: Arnold Baker, Alia Chapman, Bernadette Drayton, David Wilson Barnes, Kevin Geer, Marc Daman Johnson, Bruce McViddy, Kevin Michael Kennedy, Tom Lyons, Brandon O'Neill Scott, Sharon Washington and William Wise. MORE INFORMATION: Call CREATIVE PR [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=uaszoacab.0.0.tuwj9sbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativepr.org%2F&id=preview] at 888-233-5650 or email info@creativepr.org [mailto:info@creativepr.org] or 5daysinJuly@gmail.com [mailto:5daysinJuly@gmail.com].
Broadcast History
WHYY - July 12th, 2007 9PM
Transcript
FIVE DAYS IN JULY
HOST (Nancy Giles)
Hello, I'm Nancy Giles, and this is 5 Days in July. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the 1967 riots in Newark, New Jersey. Today we will hear an original radio play by Tracy Scott Wilson.
The unrest in Newark began on July 12, 1967 when musician and cabdriver John W. Smith was arrested for a minor traffic violation. Police brutality was a part of everyday life for African-Americans living in Newark's Central Ward, and Smith's mistreatment pushed many Newark residents over the edge. Listen, as we take you back to the summer of 1967?.
SCENE 1 1967 STATION IDENTIFICATION (AB)
This is WNJR 1430 on your dial. Have a safe night Newark. And now we return to the Jimmy the Jock show from Newark?s number one soul station WNJR.
SCENE 2 JIMMY THE JOCK (DG)
Baby, it?s me again! Jimmy the Jock coming to you live and this ain?t...
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Timing and Cues
1:15-2:22 Respect by Aretha Franklin
2:35-3:36 Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
3:40-4:08 Cold Sweat - James Brown
8:30-8:46 Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
8:53-9:05 Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
12:40-12:53 Close Your Eyes - Peaches and Herb
21:48-22:25 You're My Everything - The Temptations
2427-24:49 I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respect | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin's 30 Greatest Hits. | Atlantic | 1985 | 01:07 |
| Your Precious Love | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | The Best of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. | The Universal/Motown Records Group | 2000 | 01:01 |
| Cold Sweat | James Brown | Jams Brown 20 All time Greatest Hits. | Polygram | 1991 | 00:28 |
| Baby I Love You | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin's 30 Greatest Hits. | Atlantic | 1985 | 00:16 |
| Funky Broadway | Wilson Pickett | The Very Best of Wilson Pickett. | Atlantic | 1993 | 00:13 |
| Close Your Eyes | Peaches and Herb | The Best of Peaches and Herb. | Sony Music | 1996 | 00:13 |
| You're My Everything | The Temptations | The Temptations 17 Greatest Hits. | Motown Record Corp | 1985 | 00:37 |
| I Wish It Would Rain | The Temptations | The Temptations 17 Greatest Hits. | Sony Music | 1985 | 00:22 |
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Adam Vaughn
Posted on February 18, 2008 at 07:51 AM | Permalink
Review of Five Days in July radio drama
This is an interesting and creative way to present this story. Instead of digging up old audio news and speech audio you recreated it along with dramatized interactions. It?s an interesting way to mix two radio genres: hard feature and radio dramas.
I?m a fan of old time radio dramas and I feel it?s a style that has been forgotten. I can?t be sure how accurate to history this recreation is but nevertheless it relates the turmoil and chaos of the time. It was well done: great mixing, good writing, and great sound effects (crowds, sirens, disc jockey, etc). It also sounds like a real news footage clip was cut in. Fantastic!
I would like to see more of this style of blending radio drama techniques with hard features. It also might be nice to hear more actual audio cuts from speeches and news reports cut in from time to time.
Overall, well done.
Adam J. Vaughn