Civil War. Civil Rights.
And a Modern Myth of Transformation.
July 16 – August 2 at Sound Theatre Company
This production features actors returning to both Brownbox Theatre and Sound Theatre Company stages alongside many new faces of local emerging artistic talent. Kathya Alexander, seen in Brownbox Theatre’s Black to My Roots summons the power and spirit of the Mississippi River to narrate this tale. Jesse Smith, last seen on Sound Theatre Company stage in the Gregory Award Winning The Wild Party plays the role of Damascus, an escaped slave. Nick Rempel (The Foreigner) portrays plantation owner and confederate defector, Jean Verse. Tee Dennard has appeared on many Seattle Stages including Seattle Repertory, Intiman and ACT Theatre and was a founding member of The Group Theatre. Newcomers to both companies include Shermona Mitchell who portrays Jesus and was nominated for her performance in A New Brain by STAGEright, Cornish student Lindsay Zae Summers portrays Free Girl, with Sunam Ellis, Anthony Duckett, Brace Evans, Santiago, Danielle Daggerty, Marie Bolla and Nick Edmondson rounding out the diverse cast.