Mike Ricci's Production of|
The Kentucky Cycle
Cast
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Masters of the Trade (1775) |
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Narrator |
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Jack Zollar |
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Earl Tod |
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Tim O'Reilly |
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Michael Rowen |
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Steve Lah |
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Sam |
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Jaime Tintor |
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Taskwan |
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Jeremiah Stennis |
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Dragging Canoe |
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Aaron Donovan |
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White Eagle |
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Dan Hardy |
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Courtship of Morning Star (1776) |
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Narrator |
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Lisa Kliner |
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Michael Rowen |
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Steve Lah |
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Morning Star |
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Nicole Tyson |
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The Homecoming |
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Narrator |
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Joe Galatz |
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Patrick Rowen |
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Patrick Zollar |
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Rebecca Talbert |
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Rachel Waters |
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Star Rowen |
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Nicole Tyson |
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Joe Talbert |
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Jack Zollar |
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Sallie |
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Timikia Welch |
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Ties That Bind (1819) |
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Narrator |
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Taylor Nowak |
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Patrick Rowen |
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Patrick Zollar |
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Ezekiel (Zeke) Brown |
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Jaime Tintor |
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Zachariah (Zach) Rowen |
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Joe Galatz |
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Sallie Biggs |
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Timikia Welch |
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Jessie Biggs |
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Jeremiah Stennis |
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Judge Jim Goddard |
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Dan Hardy |
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Deputy Grey |
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Aaron Donovan |
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Jeremiah |
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Tim O'Reilly |
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Star |
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Nicole Tyson |
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God's Great Supper (1861) |
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Narrator |
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Shirley Johnson |
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Jed Rowen |
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Jaime Tintor |
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Ezekial Rowen |
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Jack Zollar |
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Patrick Rowen |
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Patrick Zollar |
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Joleen Rowen |
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Shirley Johnson |
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Richard Talbert |
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Steve Lah |
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Randall Talbert |
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Taylor Skalsky-Nowak |
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Rose Anne Talbert |
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Rachel Waters |
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Julia Anne Talbert |
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Mary Killian |
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Tall Tales (1890) |
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Narrator |
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Mary Killian |
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Mary Anne Rowen |
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Mary Killian |
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Adult Mary Anne Rowen |
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Lisa Kilner |
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J.T. Wells |
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Steve Lah |
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Tommy Jackson |
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Joe Galatz |
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Jed Rowen |
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Tim O'Reilly |
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Lallie Rowen |
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Rachel Waters |
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Fire in the Hole (1920) |
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Narrator |
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Shirley Johnson |
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Mary Anne Rowen Jackson |
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Lisa Kilner |
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Joshua Rowen Jackson |
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Taylor Skalsky-Nowak |
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Tommy Jackson |
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Joe Galatz |
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Doctor |
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Jack Zollar |
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Mackie |
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Aaron Donovan |
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Andrew Talbert Winston |
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Patrick Zollar |
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Abe Steinman |
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Dan Hardy |
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Cassius Biggs |
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Jeremiah Stennis |
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Sureta Bigss |
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Timikia Welch |
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Silus |
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Jamie Tintor |
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Lucy |
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Nicole Tyson |
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Miners |
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Steve Lah & Tim O’Reilly |
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Miners’ wives |
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Mary Killian, ShirleyJohnson & Rachel Waters |
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Which Side Are you On (1954) |
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Narrator |
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Nicole Tyson |
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Joshua Rowen |
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Tim O'Reilly |
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Margaret Rowen |
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Rachel Waters |
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Scotty Rowen |
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Jamie Tintor |
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James Talbert Winston |
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Patrick Zollar |
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Franklin Biggs |
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Jeremiah Stennis |
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Calvin Hayes |
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Aaron Donovan |
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Chuck |
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Dan Hardy |
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The War on Poverty (1975) |
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Narrator |
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Steve Lah |
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Steve |
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Aaron Donovan |
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Frank |
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Dan Hardy |
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Joshua Rowen |
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Tim O'Reilly |
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Franklin Biggs |
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Jeremiah Stennis |
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James Talbert Winston |
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Patrick Zollar |
Crew
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Stage Manager
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Shelly Nowak
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Technical Director/
Scene Design |
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Michael Ricci
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Lighting Design
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John Miller
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Original Music Score, Live Performance
Sound Design |
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Alex Mauldin
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Fight Direction
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Michael Anderson
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Costume Design/Coordination
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Dorothy Simkins
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Costume Construction
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Dorothy Simkins,Nanette Rushton, Dianna Nelson,MaryBovitz, Claire Gargano,Rosalie Bonacci |
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Set Construction
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Michael Ricci, Jack Zollar, Pat Zollar, |
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Props
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Shelly Nowak, Jack Zollar, Vicky Rosc, Gretchen Mayer, Michael Anderson Shirley Johnson
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Lightboard Operator
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Kara Bovitz
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Backstage Crew
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Flynn Adams & Stacy Karger
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Director Notes
Most of us would agree that America is a wonderful place to live. What is it that makes our country great? Or, perhaps more pointedly -- what is it that makes us who we are, and how did we get this way? The Kentucky Cycle is an exploration of the myths that have held this country together for over 200 years. We've been taught to believe that our success as a country was based on hard work, sacrifices to insure our children's future, a willingness to share, a sense of honesty and fair play, and perhaps more importantly, the judgment to always "do the right thing". Of course we all know that this is not entirely true, but enough of those beliefs have seeped into our collective subconscious that we have grown to accept them as the "truth". Playwright Robert Schenkkan suggests an entirely different truth for our success -- rugged individualism, a blatant disregard for those who stand in the way of progress and the subjugation of nature to the will of man. Whether you believe this to be the truth or not is nearly as important as a willingness to examine our own lives and past histories and come to an understanding of our place in the grand scheme of things.
The Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine chapters in the lives of three families over the course of two hundred years from 1775-1975. We watch as each generation bears witness to those who have gone before it, and endures the legacy of what it has inherited. Although the times and people change, the one constant in their continuing saga is the land -- the giver of life, the source of our initial happiness, and ultimate sorrow. It has been said that it is in our nature as human beings to reach for the stars; yet many times there are dark clouds that prevent us from seeing those stars. Tonight we hope to pull the veil of clouds away long enough to show what is possible.
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