Emma dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the famed anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views, including her opposition to World War I. Filmed live in 2005 at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, New York, with Zinn in attendance, the play draws on Goldman’s influential autobiography, speeches, and political writings to trace her emergence as one of the foremost radical intellectuals and dissident activists in America in the early part of the 20th century. Emma shows us why Emma Goldman was not only a remarkable historical figure but a woman whose fierce wit and political courage continue to resonate today.
as Emma
as Johann Most / Mr. Levine
as Sasha (Alexander Berkman)
as Factory Worker / Anna Minkin / Alemda Sperry
as Helena / Factory Worker
as Ben Reitman
as Fedya
as Mr. Vogel / Emma's Father / Mr. Sachs / Frick / A.G. Gregory
as Vito / Frick's Assistant / Hoover / Reporter
as Factory Worker / Emma's Mother / Prison Nurse
as Police Officer
as Police Officer
as Sentencing Judge
