McClintock Theatre March 2 7, 2017 THE KENTUCKY CYCLE BY ROBERT SCHENKKAN

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McClintock Theatre March 2 7, 2017 THE KENTUCKY CYCLE BY ROBERT SCHENKKAN

PRESENTS THE KENTUCKY CYCLE By Robert Schenkkan WITH (in alphabetical order) Yelena Akopian Haley Spence Brown Reed Campbell Antonio Chicco Dominique Corona Samantha Dammeyer Bella DeLong Wells Rhodes Hacker Marc Hills Ali Gallo Alison Jaye Horowitz Kyra-Michelle Jacobs Joelle Jacoby Michael Kaczkowski Taylor Kass Henry A. Reed Aubrey Rhodes Sydney Skidmore Isabelle Yamin Eva Zakula SCENIC DESIGN Don Llewellyn and Jess Peeters LIGHTING DESIGN Derek Christiansen DIRECTED BY Stephanie Shroyer COSTUME DESIGN Colette Adatto and JiWon Shin SOUND DESIGN Alysha Bermudez and Ethan Zeitman STAGE MANAGER Taylor Anne Cullen McClintock Theatre March 2 7, 2017 The Kentucky Cycle is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. The Kentucky Cycle was produced on Broadway by David Richenthal, Gene R. Korf, Roger L. Stevens, Jennifer Manocherian, Annette Niemtzow, Mark Taper Forum/Intiman Theatre Company, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Benjamin Mordecai, at the Royale Theatre in New York City, on November 14, 1993. The World Premiere of The Kentucky Cycle was produced by Intiman Theatre Company, Seattle, Washington, Elizabeth Huddle, Artistic Director, and subsequently co-produced in Los Angeles by Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director/Producer. The Kentucky Cycle was originally developed in the Taper Lab New Work Festival Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. The play was further developed at the Sundance Institute. The Intiman Company s production of this play was awarded a major grant from The Fund for New American Plays, a project of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with support from American Express in cooperation with the President s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The Kentucky Cycle part one Masters of the Trade 1775 Early morning, an hour before daybreak. Somewhere in Eastern Kentucky. Earl Tod, a Scottish trapper Michael Rowen, age thirty-four, an Irish indentured servant Sam, a Virginia farmer The Courtship of Morning Star 1776 Summer. A cabin in Eastern Kentucky. Michael Rowen, age thirty-five Morning Star, age sixteen, a Cherokee Taskwan, a Cherokee Antonio Chicco Dragging Canoe, a Cherokee Cherokee Warriors Henry A. Reed, It was here on the frontier of the middle and upper South that the Indian Wars rose to their fiercest and cruelest pitch. Here the savage was taught his lessons in perfidy by masters of the trade. H. Caudill Double for Morning Star The Conqueror s threats weave a whole universe, of resistances; holding out against his means keeping up an atmosphere of an armed truce. In his presence, the Occupied learns to Dissemble, to resort to trickery... For every contact Between them is a falsehood. Frantz Fanon War even to the knife. Palafox

The Homecoming 1792 SCENE ONE: Late morning. A ridge overlooking a vast expanse of mountains and valleys in Eastern Kentucky. SCENE TWO: Dusk. The front yard of the Rowen house. Patrick Rowen, age sixteen, Michael s son Rebecca Talbert, age sixteen, a neighbor Ali Gallo (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Aubrey Rhodes (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Star Rowen, age thirty-two Ties that Bind 1819 Summer. The Rowen homestead. Patrick Rowen, age forty-three Ezekiel (Zeke) Rowen, age nineteen, his son Michael Kaczkowski Zachariah (Zach) Rowen, age seventeen, his son Sallie Biggs, age forry-nine, a slave Dominique Corona Jessie Biggs, age twenty-six, Sallie s on, also a slave Michael Rowen, age fifty-one Joe Talbert, age forty-seven, Rebecca s father Sallie, age twenty-two, a slave Dominique Corona This thing shall be done with speed. The hand gropes now, and the other hand follows in turn. Aeschylus intermission Judge Jim Goddard, circuit court judge Deputy Grey, court deputy Reed Campbell Deputy O Sullivan, court deputy Jeremiah, age forty-five Star, age fifty-nine Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love. Traditional Hymn God s Great Supper 1861 Early Summer. The Rowen cabin, then various places throughout the Border states during the Civil War. Jed Rowen, age twenty-eight Ezekiel Rowen, age sixty-one, Jed s father Michael Kaczkowski Patrick Rowen, age eighty-five, Jed s grandfather Joleen Rowen, age fifty-five, Jed s mother Yelena Akopian (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Alison Jaye Horowitz (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Richard Talbert, age thirty-nine, landowner, son of Jeremiah Talbert Randal Talbert (boy), age ten, Richard s only son Alison Jaye Horowitz (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Yelena Akopian (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Rose Anne Talbert, Richard s daughter Ali Gallo Julia Anne Talbert, Richard s daughter Aubrey Rhodes First Sharecropper, Boatman #1, Carl Dawkins Second Sharecropper, Boatman #2 Union Colonel, Tommy Nolan Reed Campbell Gus Slocum Joelle Jacoby (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Sydney Skidmore (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Sam Jackson Isaac Gaitlin Marc Hills (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Wells Rhodes Hacker (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Josh Gaitlin Edward Hayes William Clarke Quantrill Henry A. Reed First Union Solider Wells Rhodes Hacker Second Union Soldier Taylor Kass Church Choir, Mourners at Graveside, Ensemble, Chorus Haley Brown, Antonio Chicco, Dominique Corona, Samantha Dammeyer, Bella DeLong, Kyra-Michelle Jacobs,,, Isabelle Yamin, Eva Zakula In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who squatting upon the ground. Held his heart in his hands. And ate of it. I said, Is it good, friend? It is bitter-bitter, he answered; But I like it because it is bitter, And because it is my heart. Stephen Crane end of part one

part two Tall Tales 1885 SCENE ONE: The hills of Eastern Kentucky, in Howsen County, near the Shilling Creek. SCENE TWO: The Rowen house. Mary Anne Rowen, age fourteen Alison Jaye Horowitz (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Yelena Akopian (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Adult Mary Anne Rowen, age forty-nine Haley Spence Brown JT Wells, a storyteller Tommy Jackson, age fifteen, a neighbor Jed Rowen, age fifty-two, Mary Anne s father Lallie Rowen, age forty-seven, Mary Anne s mother Sydney Skidmore (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Joelle Jacoby (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Some men rob you with a sixgun, Some with a fountain pen. Woody Guthrie Fire in the Hole 1920 The Blue Star Coal Camp, mine and environs in Howsen County. Mary Anne Rowen Jackson, age forty-nine Haley Spence Brown Joshua Rowen Jackson, age ten, Mary Anne s son Samantha Dammeyer (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Isabelle Yamin (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Tommy Jackson, age fifty, Joshua s father Doctor Henry A. Reed Mackie, a miner Andrew Talbert Winston, a mine boss Marc Hills (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Wells Rhodes Hacker (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Silus, a miner Abe Steinmen, a union organizer Mother Jones, a union organizer Bella DeLong Cassius Biggs, a miner and bootlegger Sureta Biggs, Cassius s wife Dominique Corona Preacher Lucy, a miner s wife Eva Zakula (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Kyra Michelle Jones (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) A Man in the forest Miners, Townspeople, etc Yelena Akopian, Reed Campbell, Antonio Chicco,, Ali Gallo, Alison Jaye Horowitz, Joelle Jacoby, Michael Kaczkowski, Taylor Kass, Aubrey Rhodes, Sydney Skidmore, Watch the rocks, they re fallin daily Careless miners always fail Keep your hand upon the dollar And your eye upon the scale. A Miner s Life intermission Which Side Are You On? 1954 Early winter. Various locations in Howsen County, Eastern Kentucky, including the Rowen home, a bar and the UMW District #16 Meeting Hall, near the Blue Star Mine. Joshua Rowen, age forty-four, president of United Mine Workers, District 16 Antonio Chicco Margaret Rowen, Joshua s wife Bella DeLong Scotty Rowen, Joshua s son Reed Campbell James Talbert Winston, age forty-three, owner of Blue Star Mining Company Franklin Biggs, age forty-four, a successful businessman, owner of Biggs & Son Liquor Lana Toller, Joshua s secretary Kyra Michelle Jones (3/2, 3/3, 3/5) Eva Zakula (3/4, 3/6, 3/7) Stucky, head of security, District 16 Ray Blanko, sheriff of Howsen County Michael Kaczkowski Calvin Hayes, a District #16 Local President Mike, a District #16 Local President Chuck, a District #16 Local President Greg, a District #16 Local President Rick, a District #16 Local President Bob Smalley, a security guard at the Blue Star Mine Unemployed Miners and their families, party guests, men in the bar, photographers, press, ensemble Yelena Akopian, Haley Brown, Dominique Corona, Samantha Dammeyer, Ali Gallo,, Alison Jaye Horowitz, Joelle Jacoby, Taylor Kass, Henry A. Reed, Aubrey Rhodes, Sydney Skidmore, Isabelle Yamin Which side are you on, brother, which side are you on? Florence Reese The War on Poverty 1975 Early spring. The original Rowen homestead, near the stump of the Treaty Oak. Steve Frank Henry A. Reed James Talbert Winston, age sixty-four Joshua Rowen, age sixty-five Antonio Chicco Franklin Biggs, age sixty-five I sat upon the shore Fishing with the arid plain behind me Shall I at least set my lands in order? T.S. Elliot

The Kentucky Cycle PRODUCTION STAFF There will be one 10-minute intermission. WARNING Please be advised that this production contains theatrical fog and haze, mature languages and themes, and gun shots. DIRECTOR S NOTE One moment of decision changes lives forever. Then, one day, those decisions become our history. Stephanie Shroyer DIRECTOR S BIO Stephanie Shroyer has directed and/or choreographed at the American Conservatory Theatre, the Denver Center, the Getty, Malibu, the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, The Pasadena Playhouse, the Matrix, the Pacific Resident Theatre, Antaeus, A Noise Within, the Laguna Playhouse, the Odyssey, Stages, Alliance Rep., and Cal Arts. She is a two-time recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award. Other directorial recognition includes Ovation and LA Weekly nominations, six Drama-Logue Awards and a Garland Award. She is the Associate Artistic Director and an Associate Professor of Theatre Practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. SPECIAL THANKS Dan Bayer executive director, Language Center, USC Dornsife College; Tok Thompson Associate Professor of Anthropology and Communication, USC Dornsife College; Bobbie Gail Smith, Cherokee Language Coach; Judith Shahn of University of Washington, Cherokee Interview; Maura Dhu Studi, Board of Directors, Indigenous Language Institute; Mary-Joan Negro, Head of Undergraduate Acting; Howard Schmitt, Costume Shop Manager TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Harold Kast VOCAL AND DIALECT COACH Kathy Dunn COSTUME DESIGN MENTOR Tina Haatainen-Jones LIGHTING DESIGN MENTOR Karyn Lawrence SOUND DESIGN MENTOR Phillip Allen STAGE MANAGEMENT MENTOR Molly McGraw TECHNICAL DIRECTION MENTOR Duncan Mahoney CHEROKEE TRANSLATIONS Bobbie Gail Smith FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY Edgar Landa ASST. DIRECTORS Tucker Aust, Jae Lee, Ryan McRee SCENIC ARTIST Bessie M. Lebeda ASST. STAGE MANAGER Megan Burns SCENIC DESIGN PA Samantha Ramirez ASST. LIGHTING DESIGNER Ruby O Brien LIGHTING BOARD OPERATORS Celia Rivera, Jordan Kessler SOUND BOARD OPERATORS Camila Rios, Derl Clausen BACKSTAGE CREW Wyatt Vinci, Katrina Brunter, Bethany Cooke COSTUME CREW Gena Rubin, Desiree Johnson DEAN David Bridel ASSOCIATE DEANS Professor Sharon Marie Carnicke Professor Velina Hasu Houston (Distinguished Professor, Head of Playwriting, Director of MFA Dramatic Writing) Professor Oliver Mayer PROFESSORS Meiling Cheng (Director of Critical Studies) Madeline Puzo ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Luis Alfaro ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Carla Della Gatta Takeshi Kata Tom Ontiveros (Director of BA Dramatic Arts) Sibyl Wickersheimer PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE Andrei Belgrader Natsuko Ohama Andrew J. Robinson ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE Philip G. Allen (Director of BFA Sound Design) Brent Blair (Director of Applied Theatre Arts) Paula Cizmar Elsbeth M. Collins (Head of Production, Director of BFA Stage Management) Anita Dashiell-Sparks (Diversity Liaison Officer) John DeMita (Director of Visual & Performing Arts Studies) Christina Haatainen-Jones (Head of Design, Director of BFA Design) Joseph Hacker Duncan Mahoney (Technical Director, Director of BFA Technical Direction) Mary-Joan Negro (Head of Undergraduate Acting) Louise Peacock (Acting Head of Critical Studies) Jack Rowe (Artistic Director, Director of BFA Acting) Stephanie Shroyer (Associate Artistic Director) Eric Trules David Warshofsky (Director of MFA Acting) ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE Kathleen Dunn-Muzingo Laura Flanagan Melinda C. Finberg Randle Mell ADJUNCT/PART-TIME FACULTY OF THEATRE PRACTICE Tony Abatemarco, Rob Adler, Robert Bailey, Michael Bateman, VP Boyle, Thomas Brown, Tom Buderwitz, Anne Burk, Frank Catalano, Andi Chapman, Emily Chase, Anastasia Coon, Caitlyn Conlin, Gregg T. Daniel, Debra De Liso, Frank Dwyer, Kirstin Eggers, Wayne Federman, Dan Fishbach, Khanisha Foster, Alan Freeman, Jeff Flowers, Parmer Fuller, Terry Gordon, Jeanette Harrison, Murry Hepner, Leslie Ishii, Michael Keenan, Mary K Klinger, Edgar Landa, Vicki Lewis, Jack Lovick, Heather Lyle, Jennifer Maisel, Babette Markus, Kevin McCorkle, Lauren Murphy, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jeremiah O Brian, Se Oh, Patrick Pankhurst, Leah Piehl, John Rubinstein, Brett Ryback, Dan Shaner, Christopher Shaw, Jude Shelton, Jennifer Snoeyink, Zachary Steel, Kelly Ward, Julie Welch, Elizabeth Wong Courtesy Joint Appointments: Thomas G. Cummings, Larry E. Greiner (Emeritus), Bruce Smith Emeriti Faculty: Don Llewellyn, Eve Roberts, Robert R. Scales, James Wilson

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