Big River

November 8-17, 1991
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre

CAST

• Mark Twain – Tad Atkinson
• Huckleberry Finn – Robert Mason
• Widow Douglas – Marty Macke
• Miss Watson / Strange Woman – Kathie Sandmaier
• Jim – Gordon L. Crawford

Slaves:

• Chanel Edmond
• Ebony Gaines
• Austin Lapsley
• Denise Lapsley

Tom Sawyer’s Gang:

• Tom Sawyer – Michael Savoy Ryan
• Ben Rogers – Jeffery Jones
• Jo Harper – Reginald S. Batiste
• Simon – David Storey
• Dick – Baker Jamison
• Others – Rickie D. Parrish, Earnestine Thomas, Francine Monday

Other Characters:

• Pap – Steve Black
• Preacher – Frank Hill
• Judge Thatcher – Stephen Hunt
• School Master – Richard Runkle

Townspeople:

• David Ball
• Ron Carr
• Libby Dasbach
• Coleen Ann Godfrey
• Leslie Horman
• Jails
• Geoffrey M. Markiton
• Nancy McCoy

On the River (South of St. Louis):

• The Crossing Lead Singer – Earnestine Thomas
• Singers – Chanel Edmond, Ebony Gaines, Austin Lapsley, Denise Lapsley, Rickie D. Parrish, Francine Monday
• Overseers – Stephen Hunt, Geoffrey M. Markiton

On the River near Cairo, Illinois:

• Men on a Skiff – Ron Carr, Jeffery Jones

On the Riverbank in Kentucky:

• The King – Milt Folds
• The Duke – James Clauser
• A Posse – Ron Carr, Jeffery Jones, Geoffrey M. Markiton

In Bricktown, Arkansas:

• Hank – Barry Jamison
• Tarts – Leslie Horman, Andy, Stephen Hunt, Coleen Ann Godfrey, Libby Dasbach, Jack Malis
• Slaves and Townspeople – The Company
• Late – Jeffery Jones

In Hillsboro, Arkansas:

• A Young Fool – Ron Carr
• Mary Jane Wilkes – Heather M. Vendely
• Susan Wilkes – Leslie Horman
• Joanna Wilkes – Coleen Ann Godfrey
• Sheriff Bell – David Ball
• Counselor Robinson – Tad Atkinson
• Harvey Wilkes – Barry Jamison
• Alice's Daughter – Francine Monday
• Slaves and Townspeople – The Company

On a Farm near Hillsboro:

• Sally Phelps – Marty Macke
• Silas Phelps – Steve Black
• Doctor – Frank Hill
• Hired Hands – Reginald S. Batiste, Jeffery Jones, Geoffrey M. Markiton

ORCHESTRA

• Conductor – Daniel Krentz
• Rehearsal Pianist – Eunice Wadewitz

Orchestra Members:

• Eunice Wadewitz – Piano/Flute
• Angela Blemker – Violin
• David Dawkins – Guitar
• Neal Graham – Percussion
• Stan Tague – Harmonica/Mouth Harp
• David Treese – Bass
• Dan Weirich – Guitar/Banjo/Mandolin
• Ben Wiseman – Synthesizer

PRODUCTION TEAM

• Directors – Michael D. Mitchell and Terrance McKerrs
• Musical Director – Daniel Kurek
• Scenographer – Robert Sandmaier
• Costume Designer – Louise Heckaman
• Lighting Designer – Richard Grubb
• Stage Manager – Leslie Carmin-Hammer