\u201c\u2019Red\u2019 is about the transformation of Malcolm X … but it\u2019s really about the message underneath, which is identity, transformation and purpose,\u201d Anthony said. \u201cI think that every person identifies with the process of growth and transformation in life to discover ultimately what you\u2019re called here to do on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sacramento shows come after a year of sold-out runs in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, Anthony\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n
\u201cRed\u201d will run from Nov. 10 to 12 at the Guild Theater, 2828 35th St. in Sacramento\u2019s Oak Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n
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Actor and playwright Todd Anthony portrays civil rights leader Malcolm X in a performance of his one-man play, \u201cRed.\u201d The show, which is scheduled to come to Sacramento Nov. 10-12, 2026, reflects on the activist\u2019s early adulthood years as he rose in prominence. Todd Anthony Finding Malcolm X<\/p>\n
Anthony said the idea for \u201cRed\u201d was born in 2019 as a short film exploring what Malcolm X\u2019s life might have been like if he were still alive. Soon after, Anthony wrote a TV pilot for what became the stage show, drawing on nearly two decades of experience in the TV and film industry.<\/p>\n
Before taking \u201cRed\u201d on the road, Anthony accumulated writing, acting and producing credits on various shows and movies, including a minor role on The CW\u2019s \u201cBlack Lightning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony\u2019s opportunity to bring \u201cRED\u201d to the capital city came by chance, when the play\u2019s director, Emmy-nominated actress Crystal Lee Brown, met former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson at an airport.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Johnson) overheard (Brown) talking about the project to someone,\u201d Anthony said. \u201cHe literally did his own research right on the spot, and approached her and said, \u2018Is this the show? It looks amazing. I would love to bring this to Sacramento.\u2019 From there, it just took on a life of its own.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson helped set up Anthony and his team in the Guild Theater, which the former mayor owns as part of St. Hope Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anthony said that after learning more about Sacramento, he felt the play\u2019s message fit with the city\u2019s arts scene and cultural history.<\/p>\n \u201cSacramento has a lot of … African-American roots, and I feel like there\u2019s a community for this type of piece,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that it\u2019s timely, I think that it\u2019s needed in Sacramento.\u201d<\/p>\n The playwright and actor said he hopes younger audiences will see the show, drawing parallels between Malcolm X\u2019s activism and younger generations\u2019 willingness to express their beliefs. Anthony said his 19-year-old child never learned about Malcolm X\u2019s work in school, and he felt it\u2019s an important story to share with Sacramento\u2019s younger audiences, whom he described as \u201cvery bold.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c(It\u2019s timely to) make sure that we\u2019re not only educating the generation of tomorrow, but we\u2019re also helping guide them with the voices of the past,\u201d Anthony said.<\/p>\n Tickets for all three performances of \u201cRED\u201d are available on Anthony\u2019s website<\/a> and the Guild Theater\u2019s website<\/a>. General admission tickets cost $50 per person, and VIP tickets cost $65 and include a front-row seat, a signed playbill and a photo with Anthony.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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