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MUSICAL NUMBERS SETTING the Story Takes Place in Georgia Between 1909 and 1949 Governors State University CM£ftfORPLWORMIM<jflfiT5 PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT- JOYFUL NOISEMAKERS, LLC Stephen B. Kane & Michael McFadden Present BASED UPON THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE Book by Music and Lyrics by MARSHA NORMAN BRENDA ALLEE STEPHEN RUSSELL WILLIS BRAY Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design JOHN LEE BEATTY PAULTAZEWELL BRIAN MacDEVITT CRAIG CASSIDY Hair Design Music Director Music Supervisor CHARLES G. LaPOINTE JASPER GRANT JOSEPH JOUBERT Casting Director of Operations Technical Director MARK MINNICK LISA MATTIA SCOTT ORLESKY Conductor Company Manager NICK ALLENDER TANNER VANKAMPEN Choreographed by DONALD BYRD Directed by GARY GRIFFIN THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman and Quincy Jones. The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre. Atlanta, Georgia. THf COLOR PURPLE is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100. New York, NY 10018 • www.theatricalrights.com EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION by THE ROAD COMPANY 165 West 46th Street. Suite 1101, New York, NY 10036 • (212)302-5200 • www.theroadcompany.com www.colorpurple.com www.phoenix-ent.com The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking ol photographs, either with or without Hash, is strictly prohibited. I 1 1 i n „ i , This program is partially supported by ARTS February 8. 2012 a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. Additional Support for The Color Purple from The 2012 Performance Season at GSU Center is sponsored by w First Midwest Bank MUSICAL NUMBERS SETTING The story takes place in Georgia between 1909 and 1949. ACT I CAST Overture Orchestra (in order of appearance) "Huckleberry Pie" Celie and Nettie Celie ASHLEY WARE "Mysterious Ways" Church Soloist, Church Ladies and Company Nettie DAYNA MARIE QUINCY "Somebody Gonna Love You" Celie Church Soloist KADEJAH ONE "Our Prayer" Nettie. Celie, Mister Church Lady (Doris) KADEJAH ONE "Big Dog" Mister and Field Hands Church Lady (Darlene) CHARITY DAWSON "Hell No!" Sofia and Sisters Church Lady (Jarene) DEAUN PARKER "Brown Betty" Harpo and Men, Squeak Preacher PHILLIP BRANDON "Shug Avery Cornin' to Town" Mister. Celie and Company Pa LESSINGER GRIMES "Too Beautiful for Words" Shug Avery Mister EDWARD C. SMITH "Push Da Button" Shug Avery and Company Harpo CAMERON J. ROSS "Uh Oh!" Church Ladies. Sofia. Harpo, Squeak Sofia DEIDRA GRACE "What About Love?" Celie and Shug Avery Squeak JADE ESHETE THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Shug Avery TAPRENA AUGUSTINE OF Mister PHILLIP BRANDON ACT II Buster ROBERT MASON "African Homeland" Nettie, Celie. Olivia and Adam, Villagers Grady LESSINGER GRIMES "The Color Purple" Shug Avery Daisy KAREN NICELEY "Celie's Curse" Mister Bobby ROBERT MASON "Miss Celie's Pants" Celie. Shug Avery, Sofia and Women Olivia KHORI PETINAUD "Any Little Thing" Harpo and Sofia Adam JAMES JOHNSON "I'm Here" Celie "The Color Purple (Reprise)" Celie, Nettie and Company ENSEMBLE MELAN1E L. GASK1NS, JAMES JOHNSON. ROBERT MASON. PRODUCERS JONATHAN MICHAEL. KAREN NICELY. KHORI PETINAUD. ROSYLN SEALE PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT www.phoenix-ent.com STANDBYS AND UNDERSTUDIES MANAGING PRODUCER ...STEPHEN B. KANE Standbys and understudies never substitute for listed players ARTISTIC PRODUCER MICHAEL McFADDEN unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MARK MINNICK Far O/K?—CHARITY DAWSON;/w Sluif> Avery—ROSLYN SEALE; STAFF FOR THE COLOR PURPLE TOUR for Sofia—KADEJAH ONE, DEAUN PARKER:/«r Nettie—JADE ESHETE; COMPANY MANAGER ...TANNER VANKAMPEN for Mister/01'Mister—LESSINGER GRIMES:/o;- Squeak—MELAN1E L. GASKINS; DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS LISA MATTIA CASTING MARK MINNICK for Harpo/Pa/Preacher/Gradv—JONATHAN MICHAEL; TECHNICAL DIRECTOR SCOTT ORLESKY for Church Ladies/Church Soloist— ROSLYN SEALE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING LINDA WIESMAN ASSOC. GENERAL MANAGER ...RICH HIXON WHO'S WHO in the CAST in the Czech Republic, South and West Africa, PHILLIP BRANDON (Preacher/01 Mister) ASHLEY L. WARE (Ce//e) is a native of (Consuela), Cats (Bombalurina), Swlngl China, and Italy, and in such great venues as is a native of Inglewood, CA. The eldest of Washington D.C. She studied classical (Lead), Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. three boys, he is grateful to have been blessed voiceunder Samuel I.E. Bonds at the Duke (Swing), A Christmas Carol (Bess), and Little Credits: Ragtime; Highway 1, USA; Aida; with such a loving and supporting family. Ellington School of the Arts, received a B.S. Shop of Horrors (Ronnette). She has performed Sarafina (Mistress It's a Pity); Dreamgirls Since graduating from Morehouse College in in Sociology from Shenandoah University, is at Carnegie Hall and with the San (Michelle); Black Nativity; One Night Only: A Atlanta, GA, he has performed in works such a recent Alum of The Stella Adler Studio of Jacinta Dance Company at the infamous Musical Theater Revue (Director). Dayna as Porgy & Bess and Ragtime, and has worked Acting (Summer Conservatory) and has studied Congo Square. After attending the New gives thanks to God and Her Girl Shin" (mom) with artists including Carlos Santana, The privately under Professor Vera J. Katz and Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, she for this gift of music. Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and many others. at the Studio Theater. Ashley has been a toured the country with the I.U. Soul Revue JADE ESHETE (Squeak) is delighted to join When not on stage Phillip also has passion for featured artist at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy and African American Dance Ensembles as The Color Purple cast. Born to Guyanese and education and its importance for our youth. Center sharing the stage with various well well as various R&B recording artists. She is Ethiopian parents in the heart of Brooklyn, He is very excited to be a part of this cast. known artists. Favorite credits include: a New Orleans native who dedicates every New York, she is thrilled to embark on this "The greatest failure is never having tried at Dreamgirls (Deena Jones), The 2010/11 performance to her family and loved ones. national tour. Credits: Finian's Rainbow all." www.phillipbrandon.info. National Tour of The Color Purple Visit: www.taprena.com for more! (Susan) produced by Harlem Repertory KADEJAH ONE (Church Lady Doris/Church (Ensemble, u/s Shug, Nettie and Celie), /A/da EDWARD C. SMITH (Mister) has been Theater, Gypsy (June) at Aaron Davis Hall, Soloist), a native of New Orleans, is a singer, (Aida), F*ingA (Canary Mary), For Colored blessed to have played such theatrical roles as NY, Damn Actors (Caroline) at The Kraine songwriter, and actress who is committed to Girls Who've Considered Suicide When the Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, Capt. Theater, NY. All my love to the using her gift to help heal and motivate people Rainbow Is Enuf (Lady in Yellow), Women's Davenport in A Soldier's Play, Judas Iscariot Armstrong/George/Glasgow families and and who recognizes this anointing is from God Peace, Breath, Boom! (Cat), Junkanoo in Jesus Christ Superstar, Delbert Tibbs in friends for your continued patience and love and she uses it to spread the message of the (Ensemble), and Bubblin' Brown Sugar The Exonerated, John in Miss Saigon, and and special thanks toAlex C. and Julio and for healing power of His love. In 2002, she starred (Irene). Ashley is so grateful to be returning King Amonosro in Aida, in which he toured all of your support. in the African Continuum Theater Company's to The Color Purple for the 2012 season as internationally. All of which have helped to DEAUN PARKER (Church LadyJarene) is adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's SPUNK at Celie. She gives uncountable thanks to God. contribute to his portrayal of Mister in The so honored to be part of such a great production. the Kennedy Center which landed her the And to her ever-supportive mother, Tari, Color Purple. For more info, insight and She received her B.A. from Central State Helen Hayes Award for "Outstanding wonderful boyfriend, Anthony, and the rest of her media visit: www.edwardcsmith.net. University in Music Education. Upon graduation Supporting Actress in a Resident Musical." family she expresses her extreme love and CAMERON J. ROSS (Harpo) is ecstatic to she taught music in the Columbus public Kadejah is a graduate of Bowie State gratitude for their constant encouragement! reprise his dream role, Harpo. A native of and Los Angeles School systems. Her credits University, receiving a BA in Fine and DEIDRA GRACE (Sofia). Originally from Houston, TX, he is a graduate of the High include: Kwamina, The Wiz, Talkin Bout the Performing Arts. She studied under Dr. Miami Fl, Deidra is a graduate of The School for Performing and Visual Arts. Church and Black Resurrection. Maremal Holmes in voice concentration, and American Musical And Dramatic Academy. Training: The New School University and CHARITY DAWSON (Church Lady Professor Elliott Moffit in theater. Regional: Credits include: National tour of The Drowsy Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project. Darlene) is thrilled to be a part of this amazing Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls, Joe Turner's Chaperone (Trix), Hairspray (Motormouth), He recently starred in the Theatre Under the production! After discovering her love for Come and Gone, and The Wiz. She attributes The Full Monty (Joanie/minster), All Shook Up Stars production of Guys and Dolls as Nicely- the arts at age nine, she began the pursuit of her success to God. She thanks The Holy Spirit (Sylvia), BMI Workshop of Scarlet Take A Nicely Johnson. Regional credits include: perfecting her craft (which she still continues for guidance, her mother Dr. Betty Brown for Tumble (Amaryllis), Ha/r(Dionne/tribe), Hairspray (Seaweed J.
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