Congo Cabaret (2018)

Congo Cabaret

2018

History Drama Music

Synopsis

Harlem, 1926. A “sweetman” Zeddy, living off a woman, brings a country girl he’s trying to impress to a gay-owned cabaret. There he meets a friend, Jake, whose girlfriend, Congo Rose, is the singer there. Drama swirls around the characters as Zeddy confronts the cabaret owner, about his sexuality. Congo Rose, seeking to reignite her man’s fading interest, puts on a performance, with her Pansy Dancer, of a Bessie Smith song that seduces the whole room, especially Zeddy.

Credits

Director

Deondray Gossfield

Quincy LeNear Gossfield

Cast

Damian T. Raven as Catfish

Darryl Stephens as Emcee

Julio Marcelino as Pansy Dancer

Karen Obilom as Myrtle

Kevin Daniels as Billy the Wolf

Nic Few as Jake

Parisa Fitz-Henley as Congo Rose