James Baldwin's celebrated works of fiction include G"o Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, Another Century, Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Above My Head", and the short story collection "Going to Meet the Man." He was also the author of a book of poetry, "Jimmy's Blues", two dramatic works, " Blues for Mister Charlie" and "The Amen Corner, "and many works of nonfiction, including "Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, "and "Notes of a Native Son. "Born in Harlem in 1924, he lived for many years in France, where he died in 1987.

Adam Lazarre-White, best known for starring as Nathan Hastings on "The Young & The Restless", also gained notoriety on "Living Single", "Girlfriends", "Will & Grace", "The Parkers", and in the Emmy Award winning miniseries "The Temptations". His other television and film credits include "Heroes", "Grey s Anatomy", "Private Practice", "Deliver Us from Eva", "Ocean s 13", "All about You", and "Forgiveness". Adam has many credits as a voice artist on commercial radio, television, and film. He graduated from Harvard and then returned home to New York to train at Terry Schreiber Studios and continue his work on LA stages, notably in "Romeo & Juliet", "The Trojan Women", and Neil Labute s "This Is How It Goes".