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The Ballad of Emmett Till
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Run: Apr 26, 2008 – Jun 1, 2008
A world premiere story believed to be the start of the modern civil rights movement of the 1950s, presented as a jazz integration of past and present.
- Musical
- Drama
- World premiere
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Credits
Crew
- Lighting Design – Richard Woodbury
- Fight Consultant – Tanya Palmer
- Stage Manager – T. Paul Lynch
- Director – Oz Scott
- Scenic Design – Myrna Colley-Lee
- Sound Design – Kathryn Bostic
- Dramaturg – Adam Belcuore
- Costume Design – Victor En Yu Tan
- Composer – John Boesche
- Projection Design – Nick Sandys
- Casting – Joseph Drummond
- Production Stage Manager – Joseph Drummond
Cast
- Lizabeth Wright / Sistuh Mary / Ruby Hurley – Karen Aldridge
- Roy Bryant / Judge Curtis M. Swango – Cliff Chamberlain
- Ruthie May Crawford / Amanda Bradley – Nambi E. Kelley
- Wheeler Parker / Dr. T.R.M. Howard/ H.L. Loggins – Morocco Omari
- J.W. Milam / Sheriff Strider – Chris Sullivan
- unknown role – G.W. Mercier
- Attorney J.J. Breedland / Elmer Kimbrell – Kirk Anderson
- Maurice Wright / Too Tight Collins / Willie Reed – Phillip James Brannon
- Emmett “Bo” Till – Joseph Anthony Byrd
- Mamie Till-Bradley – Deidrie Henry
- Caroline Bryant – Kristina Johnson
- Special Prosecutor Robert Bruce Smith / Leslie Milam – Brian McCaskill
- Simeon Wright / Jimmy Hicks – Samuel G. Roberson, Jr.
- Mose Wright / B.J. Washington – John Wesley
Venue
Chicago
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