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by Samm-Art Williams
Directed by Gary DeWitt Marshall
| Scenic Designer Jonathan Wentz |
Costume Design Concept Stef Amezcua Barrientos |
Lighting Designer Chris Warzynski |
Sound Designer
Caleb S. Garner |
| Technical Director JD Stallings |
Costume Shop Manager Tyler Akeo |
Stage Manager Alexandria Prioleau |
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September 27-October 5, 2024
Simons Center Black Box Theatre
presented at KCACTF Region IV Festival
Greensboro, NC
February 6, 2025
Jump to: Production Team | Acknowledgments | Director’s and Dramaturgical Note | Cast and Production Team Biographies
Cast
(Actor | Character Name)
Gary DeWitt Marshall | Cephus Miles
Journey Townsend | Woman 1
Brandi Smalls | Woman 2
Benji Gray-Miller | Cephus understudy
Gray Crews | Women understudy
Setting
Time: Late 1950’s-present
Place: Cross Roads, North Carolina, a prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a very large American city.
CofC Stages Artistic Director: Janine McCabe
Chair, Dept. of Theatre & Dance: Gretchen McLaine
Assistant Directors: Genese Gee-Schmidtke
Production Manager: Miles Boinest
Stage Management Advisor: Miles Boinest
Scenic Design Advisor: Jonathan Wentz
Scenic Charge: Jonathan Wentz
Scenic Artists: Kelsey Beckett, Tovah Levenson
Carpenters: Mark Furlow, Stephen Hand and students of THTR 209: Stagecraft class
Properties Charges: Janine McCabe, Jonathan Wentz
Properties Room Manager: Riley Taylor
Scene Shop Staff (select students hired by the Department of Theatre and Dance with support from donor funding): Kelsey Beckett, Cheyenne Comitz, Isabella Gardner, Olivia Maness, Jacob Rye, Aidan Wunderley
Costume Design Advisor: Janine McCabe
Pattern Maker: Tyler Akeo
Sewing & Alterations: Alyssa Guardino, Ashlyn Denham, Cam Gulledge, Laila Hall, Lily Lombardi, Isaac LeFave, Evy Massey, Jenna Williamson
Wardrobe Crew: Gray Crews and Benji Gray Miller
Costume Shop Staff (select students hired by the Department of Theatre and Dance with support from donor funding): Ashlyn Denham, Alyssa Guardino, Lily Lombardi, Evy Massey, Jenna Williamson
Lighting Design Advisor: Lauren Duffie
Head Electrician(s): Abby Israel and Hannah Moore
Electrics Peer Mentor: Alex Jones
Electricians: Lucas Peine, Lily Hollis, Em Hutto, Ella Charette, Amber Dunton, Kris Barrick, AK Dennis, Aidan Wunderley, Olivia Maness, Madison Stacy, Bootsie Baldwin
Light Board Programmers: Lily Mueller
Light Board Operator: Lucas Peine
Electric Shop Staff (select students hired by the Department of Theatre and Dance with support from donor funding): Bootsie Baldwin, Abby Israel, Alex Jones, Chris Warzynski, Hannah Moore
Sound Design Advisor: Caleb S. Garner
Run Crew: Benji Gray-Miller
Sound Board Operator: Alex Leary
CofC Stages Operations Coordinator: Miles Boinest
Marketing & Communications: Nandini B. McCauley
Graphic Designer: Rob Alexander
Photography: David Mandel
Publicity: Jake Cisson, Madelyn LaBarge, Kaylee Phillips
Office Assistant: Emma Bennett
Box Office: George Street Box Office
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Cast and Production Team Biographies
Guest Artist, Anthony McCutchen (Cephus Miles) is a Masters in Education alumnus of the College of Charleston. He’s an elementary school teacher at Charleston Development Academy but has been performing as a local actor and singer in the community for many years. He’s thrilled to join the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance family to help tell such an amazing story.
Caleb Garner (Sound Designer) is a lighting and sound designer based in Charleston, SC. A North Carolina native, he received his BA and BFA from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC, and his MFA from The University of Southern Mississippi. Caleb’s designs – ranging from concerts and ballets to musicals and straight plays – have earned him eight design awards, including second place at the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, DC. Caleb has been a featured designer from New York to Mississippi, designing in the Northeast, Midwest, East Coast and the South. Caleb is the resident lighting designer of the Charleston Stage Company.
Gray Crews (Women Understudy) is a freshman here at The College, double majoring in Theatre and Marine Biology. Gray Irene was born and proudly raised in North Augusta, South Carolina. This is her first time working with the College of Charleston’s theatre department and she is excited to continue exploring theater at The College and is looking forward to future productions!
Benji Gray-Miller (Cephus Understudy) is a sophomore majoring in Theatre with a concentration in Performance from Hampton, SC. This is his 1st mainstage show at the College of Charleston. They were last seen in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind with Center Stage.
Alexandria Prioleau (Stage Manager) is a senior majoring in Theatre with a concentration in Performance. This is her second time stage-managing at the College of Charleston. She was last seen in The Pages Festival.
Brandi Smalls (Woman 2) is a senior majoring in Theatre (performance) from Charleston,SC. This is her 6th and final MainStage show at the College of Charleston before she graduates.
Journey Townsend (Woman 1) is in her second year at College of Charleston. This is her first MainStage production, and she is so grateful for the opportunity to work with such amazing people.
Chris Warzynski (Lighting Designer) is a Senior majoring in Theatre with a concentration in Scenic/Lighting and Performance. Chris last designed Pippin at the College, their previous works with CofC Stages were assisting on the designs of Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet, Everybody, The Magic Flute, and Die Fledermaus. Over the Summer, Chris worked with Unbound Ballet to bring the show The Anthology to life at The Citadel. Chris will soon be seen as Dracula in CofC Stages upcoming production of Dracula: a Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really. Chris would like to thank their grandparents for not evicting them.