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The Member of the Wedding

August 5–August 19, Main Stage

REVIVAL OF THE BELOVED PLAY by Carson McCullers directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch

Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs this revival of Carson McCullers' beloved play.  On the eve of a family wedding in 1945, housekeeper Berenice Sadie Brown (Roslyn Ruff) can’t calm the nerves of her 12-year-old charge, Frankie (Tavi Gevinson).  Berenice has raised Frankie and her cousin John Henry (Logan Schuyler Smith) as though they are her own children.  But as their companion, playfellow, and mother figure, Berenice is suddenly struggling to protect them from the harsh, racially motivated injustices lurking just outside their Southern home.  This cherished American work explores the complicated reality of a thoughtful and hard-working woman caught between two worlds.

Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Program and casting subject to change.

 

 

Cast

Barney MacKean
BEN AHLERS
T.T. Williams
LEON ADDISON BROWN
Sis Laura
VINIE BURROWS
Honey Camden Brown
WILL COBBS
Frankie Addams
TAVI GEVINSON
Helen Fletcher
DELILAH NAPIER
Mrs. West
LIV ROOTH
Berenice Sadie Brown
ROSLYN RUFF
John Henry West
LOGAN SCHUYLER SMITH
Mr. Addams
JAMES WATERSTON

Creative

Scenic Design
LAURA JELLINEK
Costume Design
CLINT RAMOS
Lighting Design
ISABELLA BYRD
Sound Design
BRAY POOR
Dialect Coach
CHARLOTTE FLECK

Media