“Outwit the Hairy Man three times and he won’t scare you ever again,” promises Wiley’s mother, the best conjure woman in the backcountry. This African American tale follows the young fatherless boy and his faithful Hounddog on their adventure into the swamp where Wiley learns to rely upon his own wit and conquers two villains – the Hairy Man and his own fear. The magic of this play is not fairy dust – it is the earth and mud of the mysterious Tombigee Swamp.
By Suzan Zeder
Directed by Linda O’Day Young
March 13–29, 2009
RLT Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre
View the photos by David Watts
Cast
Wiley: Calef Taylor
Mammy: LeDawna Akins
Hound Dog: Jacob Timmons
Hairy Man: Joseph Callender
Chorus:
Yansa Crosby
Jasmine James
Monique James
Amanda Lee
Nyja Peterson
Brandon Yates
Production Staff
Director: Linda O’Day Young
Original Music/Musical Director: Jubal Creech
Choreographer: Julie Mulvihill
Scenic/Lighting Designer: Rick Young
Costume/Make Up Designer: Vicki Olson
Sound Designer/Engineer: Becca Easley
Props Master: Robin Hughes
Wig Designer: Benjamin Butler
Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Stage Managers: Scott Wray & Judy Keyes
Assistant Stage Manager: Natasha A. Jackson
Backstage Assistant: Calycee M. Taylor
Audition Coordinator: Kathleen Rudolph
House Manager Coordinator: Kathleen Rudolph
Usher Coordinator: Kathleen Rudolph
Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes
Playbill Design: Heidi Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Tamara Hopson, Tracey Powell & Liisa Trent
Box Office: Patsy Clarke
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Julian Arrington, Marie Berry, Jenny Butler, Ani Goodenberger, Amanda Hassebrock, Kieria Henderson, Susan Kimmel, Debbie Sherrod, Jean Wilkinson & Judy Wray
House Managers: Deanna Eckert, Lynn Freeman, Tamara Hopson, Liz Kodadek, Ellen Landau, Kathleen Rudolph & Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Chris Eckert (Crew Chief), Dan Eckert, Catherine Lambe & Avi Weitz
Light Hang / Focus: Jeff Cheek, Jeff Eckert, Ani Goodenberger, Charles Henderson III, David Langmeyer, Alyssa Petrone, David Petrone, Elaine Petrone, Keith Rothschild, David Watts & Doug Wood
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Set Construction Crew: Elijam Barsosa, Ben Berry, Noel Butzke, Jeff Cheek, Yansa Crosby, Dave Davis, Becca Easley, Chris Eckert, Deanna Eckert, Jasmine R. James, Monique James, Tiffany James, Bill Kochuk, David Langmeyer, Amanda Lee, Andrew Lee, Jessica Lee, Nyja Peterson, Iyona Peterson, David Petrone, Elaine Petrone, John Prince, Dick Shirk, Calef L. Taylor, Calyceé M. Taylor, Jacob Timmons, Brandon Yates, Linda O’Day Young & Scott Wray
Sound Crew: Becca Easley (Crew Chief), Caitie Chrietzberg, Trisha Cohen, Jennifer O’Connor & Tatyana Stemkovski