Back Stage to Center Stage: The Groundbreaking Ira Aldridge - a podcast by Wisconsin Public Radio

Why have most of us never heard of Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) , America’s first internationally acclaimed African American actor? UW Theatre professor Baron Kelly links his own journey as a Black actor to that of the remarkable Ira Aldridge.

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