J. Mardrice Henderson as Richard Wright

David zum Brunnen as Paul Green

Derrick Ivey as Ray Collins

Brandon Haynes as Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

J. Antoine Hendrick as Young Richard Wright

Dena Konkel as Janet Green

Josephine Hall as Nell Harrison

Charlie Cannon as Orson Welles

Lex Wilson as Walter Ash

Alexa Yeames as Jean Rosenthal

Annie McElroy as Anne Burr

Calliope George as Ellen Wright

Samantha Larkin as Ouida Campbell

Kimberly Avery as Ensemble

Kareem L. Alston as Ensemble

Rocio Anderson as Ensemble

Fabrizio Anderson-Falconi as Ensemble

Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya as Ensemble

Camillia Carter as Ensemble

Sammie Cassell as Ensemble

Ana Celeste as Ensemble

Tom Church as Ensemble

Justin Cole as Ensemble

Jawan Davidson as Ensemble

Adrian Ekanem as Ensemble

Matthew Hager as Ensemble

Christine Hampton as Ensemble

Jeanette Henderson as Ensemble

Qualia Akili Holder-Cozart as Ensemble

Rachel Horowitz as Ensemble

Nick Iammatteo as Ensemble

Sean Michael Jaenicke as Ensemble

Artemis Jamison as Ensemble

Jinna Kim as Ensemble

Kent Lewis as Ensemble

Randy Merritt as Ensemble

Rosemary Moua as Ensemble

Misty Naholnik as Ensemble

Charles Ollinger as Ensemble

Abby Patrick as Ensemble

Jessica Regehr as Ensemble

Tara Rison as Ensemble

Stephanie Simon as Ensemble

Tamara Snegosky as Ensemble

Shea Stanley as Ensemble

Adam Stern-Rand as Ensemble

Duprehsa Townsend as Ensemble

Alex Vacca as Ensemble

Deb Vacca as Ensemble

Emma Vacca as Ensemble

Juliana Valente as Ensemble

Carlton Zum Brunnen as Ensemble