Sing the Heart of the Magic: A Jennifer L. Nelson Story

Alan King wrote and directed his first mini-documentary, Sing the Heart of the Magic: A Jennifer L. Nelson Story. This commission, which came from the celebrated poet Marilyn Nelson, was initially supposed to be an oral history project to preserve and share her sister's legacy.

Jennifer is a two-time Helen Hayes Award-winner who empowered people in the margins and transformed a coalition of artists into a full-producing theater company. She also launched careers while being a pioneer in hip-hop theater.

Alan thanks Marilyn for trusting him to tell Jennifer's story and for allowing him to expand the project to a mini-documentary that features actors, directors, and theater runners talking about Jennifer's impact on the DC theater scene.