Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Harry Brown Jr.
Charlie Bates
Rennie Brown
Jesamine
Tambo
Harry Brown Sr. - Fat Man
George
Young Harry Jr.
Young Rennie
Robert
Tess
Tobias Finch
Oliver Turpin
Carmichael
Pitchman
Fair Manager
Carla
