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Julian Wiles, Founder and Producing Artistic DirectorMarybeth Clark, Associate Artistic Director

By Sandra Fenichel Asher

Direction and Lighting Design by Julian Wiles

Music Direction by John Smalls • Music Supervision by Sam Henderson

Vocal Arrangements by John Smalls and Sam Henderson

Scenic Design by J. Kenneth Barnett III • Properties by J. Kenneth Barnett III

Costume Design by Barbara Young • Technical Direction by Paul Hartmann

Production Stage Management by Chet Craft

New York Casting by Cindi Rush Casting

Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Charleston Stage is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. Charleston Stage’s productions are made possible in part by grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission, a state agency which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts; the City of Charleston; the County of Charleston; the City of North Charleston; the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism; and contributions from friends like you.

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Notes From the Director

When I was a kid in the 1960’s, the careers open to women were mainly limited to being a nurse, a teacher, a secretary and for the adventuresome, perhaps a stewardess. The role of flight attendant, a job open to all ages and genders, had yet to be invented. In South Carolina, women still could not serve on juries. They did not gain that right until 1969. Nationally there had never been a woman on the Supreme Court and the very idea of such a thing seemed totally absurd. Though “Rosie the Riveter” had changed some roles for women following World War II, it was still very much a man’s world.

And yet, more than 120 years before, women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth believed that there were greater

roles for women and that women could, and should, have the same rights as men. How these women, especially Sojourner Truth, who had been born a slave and had her own son sold away from her, could see a world that might be, rather than the world that was, is nothing short of amazing. She was a pathfinder, and the trail she blazed advanced the cause of women and human rights for generations.

While it would take well over a century for many of the rights Sojourner Truth fought for to become a reality, the long quest for justice, freedom and equality began with people like her. Today, most Americans know her name but don’t really know Sojourner’s story. We are fortunate that Sandra Fenichel Asher penned A Woman Called Truth to remind us that though the battles are hard and the journey is long, justice is the birthright of everyone, not just in our country, but in every country. But as we can see by watching the nightly news, equality is not inevitable. In every generation, we must fight for it. Here in our own country, though our nation’s founders established noble ideals of freedom, justice and equality in the Declaration of Independence and in our constitution, living up to those ideals remains a work in progress. As Lincoln reminded us in the Gettysburg Address, this work is never finished:

It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work... that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom —and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Sojourner Truth, in her time, gave us a new birth of freedom. Her life’s story reminds us that we are all sojourners and that our journey continues.

Julian Wiles,Founder and Producing Artistic Director


Grand Show Curtain

“Window of Wonder”, Charleston Stage’s Grand Show Curtain, was created especially for Charleston Stage by nationally acclaimed Charleston artist Jonathan Green. “Window of Wonder” was commissioned by Barbara Burgess and John Dinkelspiel as a generous gift to Charleston Stage in 2010.

Dock Street Theatre • America’s First Theatre

The Historic Dock Street Theatre, America’s first theatre, was the first building in America built exclusively to be used for theatrical performances. Originally constructed in 1736 on the corner of Church Street and Dock Street (now Queen Street), the original Dock Street Theatre was probably destroyed by the Great Fire of 1740.

In 1809, the elegant Planter’s Hotel was built on this site. After the Civil War, the Planter’s Hotel fell into disrepair and was slated for demolition. But in

1935, after Milton Pearlstine made the property available to the City of Charleston, and at the urging of the mayor and other prominent citizens, the building was selected for a Depression Era WPA (Works Progress Administration) project. At that time, a new performance space modeled on 18th century London playhouses was constructed within the shell of the old Planters Hotel, the hotel’s lobby serving as the lobby of the new theatre. After being closed for two centuries, the Historic Dock Street Theatre re-opened in 1937 and quickly became the centerpiece of the Charleston arts scene. In 2010, following a three year $19 million dollar renovation by the City of Charleston, the Historic Dock Street Theatre once again re-opened to reclaim its place as the jewel in Charleston’s artistic crown. Today the Historic Dock Street Theatre hosts some of Charleston’s finest performing arts organizations, including Spoleto Festival USA.

Charleston Stage, which became the resident professional theatre at the Dock Street Theatre in 1978, produces over 120 performances here. Each season Charleston Stage plays to an audience of more than 42,000 patrons, including more than 20,000 South Carolina students who enjoy special school day performances throughout the year.


Charleston Stage Leadership

Julian WilesFounder and Producing Artistic Director

Director, designer and playwright, Julian Wiles, founded Charleston Stage, Charleston’s resident professional theatre company, in 1978. It has since grown into South Carolina’s largest professional theatre and one of the state’s largest arts institutions. Over the past 34 years, Wiles has directed and designed more than 200 productions and penned 27 original plays and musicals for the company. Wiles continues to serve as the company’s Producing Artistic Director, heading a staff of 12 full-time theatre professionals.

Mr. Wiles, a South Carolina native, grew up on a cotton farm in Ft. Motte, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University, received a history

degree from the College of Charleston in 1974 and an MFA in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976.

Mr. Wiles has written or adapted 27 original plays and musicals for the company including The Boy Who Stole the Stars, Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe, the Final Mystery, The Seat of Justice, Denmark Vesey: Insurrection, Gershwin at Folly, Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus, Helium and most recently Inga Binga.

Julian Wiles is a recipient of the 2010 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the highest honor in the arts which is awarded by the South Carolina Arts Commission.Mr. Wiles is also a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Marybeth ClarkAssociate Artistic Director and Director of Education

Marybeth Clark, Charleston Stage’s Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education, is in her fifteenth season with Charleston Stage. Mrs. Clark has a degree in theatre/performance from the University of South Florida. She worked as an actor in professional theatres throughout the Southeast for ten years before settling in Charleston in 1994 where she was a member of the theatre faculty at Charleston County’s School of the Arts for middle and high school students.

As an actor for Charleston Stage, Mrs. Clark has appeared in Helium, Moon Over Buffalo, You Can’t Take It With You, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Steel Magnolias and A Christmas Carol. Each summer

Mrs. Clark directs Charleston Stage’s SummerStage Musical Theatre Camp for more than 60 young people. Productions have included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical the Musical, Disney’s Aladdin, Disney’s High School Musical, Guys and Dolls Jr., Bugsy Malone Jr., Willy Wonka Jr. and Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. Mrs. Clark has directed more than a dozen MainStage and Family Series shows for Charleston Stage, most recently Chicago, A Christmas Carol, Avenue Q, The Wiz and Legally Blonde the Musical.


Sojourner Truth

Long before Susan B. Anthony began the fight for women’s suffrage, 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Birmingham bus and years before the Emancipation Proclamation was proclaimed, a remarkable woman traveled about the county fighting for the basic rights of human dignity. This was Sojourner Truth, whose life is chronicled in this month’s production of A Woman Called Truth.

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York state around 1797. Her first language was Dutch, the language of the area’s first settlers. When she was sold to English-speaking owners, she was punished because she had such trouble with their language. Although she never

learned to read and write, she developed a remarkable command for the spoken word and could recite long passages from the Bible from memory. In 1850, she published her autobiography, narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave. Much of the play is based on this narrative.

After she was freed in 1827 (all slaves over the age of 25 in New York State were freed that year), she used her remarkable speaking skills to take one of the few jobs open to a woman, that of an evangelist. But first, she had to confront the personal tragedy of having her son, Peter, illegally sold to new owners in Alabama. Sojourner Truth took the unprecedented step of taking her former white owner to court. The court ruled in Truth’s favor and gave her back her son. This pivotal event gave her the strength to devote her life to fighting for justice, freedom and basic human rights. She eventually set out to spread “God’s truth”, and became an influential abolitionist speaker and joined the early fight for women’s rights.

In many ways, the struggles for civil rights and human dignity that have begun to come to fruition in this century, began more than 150 years ago with the first steps of Sojourner Truth’s remarkable journey.


Musical Numbers

Act I1: Somebody’s Callin’ My Name2: Do Bana Coba3: Somebody’s Callin’ My Name (Reprise) 4: Goodbye, Sister5: Cornbread and Butter Beans6: Goodbye, Sister (Reprise)7: Fo’ Day Clean8: Lord, Make Me More Patient9: Many Thousands Go10: Fo’ Day Clean (Reprise)11: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?

Act II1: Lord, Make Me More Patient (Reprise)2: Travelin’ Shoes3: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? (Reprise)4: My Father, How Long?5: Do Bana Coba (Reprise)6: Somebody’s Callin’ My Name (Reprise)7: My Father, How Long? (Reprise)

Scenes (There will be a 10 minute intermission)

Act IScene 1: Somebody’s Callin’ My Name ......................... The Women’s Convention, 1851Scene 2: Something’s Happened ..............................A Farm In Upstate New York, 1806Scene 3: The Auction .................................................................................... The Village SquareScene 4: She Knows No English ...................................................................... The Neely FarmScene 5: Cornbread and Butter Beans ..........................Mr. Scriver’s Tavern, About 1816Scene 6: Sold Again ...............................................................................Master Dumont’s FarmScene 7: I Left Just Before Dawn ........................................The Van Wagener’s Farm, 1826Scene 8: Looking For My Boy .......................................................................The Gedney Place

Act IIScene 1: You Must Help Me Get Him Back ...................................Master Dumont’s Farm, The Gedney Place, Squire Chip’s OfficeScene 2: Judgment Day .................................................................... The County CourthouseScene 3: Pete.................................Mrs. Whiting’s House in New York City, 10 Years LaterScene 4: Adrift ........................................................................................................A Whaling ShipScene 5: Sojourner Truth ........ Mrs. Whiting’s House/The Women’s Convention, 1851

The songs in A Woman Called Truth are drawn from traditional African-American folk songs and spirituals and are sung in the traditional manner—a cappella (without accompaniment).


aThe Cast (In Order of Appearance)

CHARACTER ACTOR Sojourner Truth ..........................................................................................Danielle Lee Greaves*Sissy/Ensemble........................................................................................Brittani MinnieweatherSojourner’s Mother/Ensemble ......................................................................Lisa MontgomeryYoung Sojourner (Performing Feb. 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, Mar. 1 and 3) .......................... Jalaya DarganYoung Sojourner (Performing Feb. 15, 17, 21, 23, 28 and Mar. 2) ..............................Tamia HortonOther Girl (Performing Feb. 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, Mar. 1 and 3) .........................................Tamia HortonOther Girl (Performing Feb. 15, 17, 21, 23, 28 and Mar. 2) ........................................... Jalaya DarganYoung Sojourner’s Brother (Performing Feb. 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, Mar. 1 and 3) ...Mosiah WilliamsYoung Sojourner’s Brother (Performing Feb. 15, 17, 21, 23, 28 and Mar. 2) ...................................... Malcolm Johnson PalmerYoung Pete (Belle’s Son) (Performing Feb. 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, Mar. 1 and 3) ........................................ Malcolm Johnson PalmerYoung Pete (Belle’s Son) (Performing Feb. 15, 17, 21, 23, 28 and Mar. 2)............Mosiah WilliamsOld Woman/Ensemble ..............................................................................................Teresa SmithMrs. Neely/Mrs. Gedney ......................................................................................... Arielle Kook**Mrs. Von Wagener/Mrs. Whiting ...........................................................Lauren Monteleone**John Dumont/Judge/Righteous Reverend ....................................................... Josh Harris**Baumfrey (Sojourner’s Father)/Old Man/Ensemble ..........................................John SmallsBob/Overseer/Ensemble ..................................................................................Harrison Grant**Grown-Up Pete/Ensemble .....................................................................................Vinnie MercerAuctioneer/Master Scriver/Caitlin/Gedney/Officer ...................................... Scott Gibbs** Mr. Neely/ Mr. Von Wagener/Squire Chip .............................................Devon A.A. Norris**

* New York Equity Guest Actress** Members of Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company


The Production Staff

Director and Lighting Designer ............................................................................... Julian WilesNew York Casting .............................................................................................Cindi Rush CastingMusic Director ................................................................................................................John SmallsMusic Supervisor .................................................................................................. Sam HendersonVocal Arrangements by .....................................................John Smalls and Sam HendersonScenic Designer and Properties ............................................................. J. Kenneth Barnett IIICostumer ....................................................................................................................Barbara YoungCostume Assistant........................................................................................................ Emma ScottTechnical Director .................................................................................................. Paul HartmannProduction Stage Manager ...........................................................................................Chet CraftTheatreWings Apprentice Deck Crew ..................................Ari Levine and Aaron MorganUnion Steward and Flyman .................................................................................Marty DurhamUnion Light Board Operator ............................................................................ Melissa JohnsonSound Coordinator / Sound Board Operator ........................................................Josh HastySupport Sound ................................................................................................................NBS Sound


Danielle Lee Greaves (Sojourner Truth)Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire (u/s Eunice, Neighbor Woman, Mexican Woman, Matron - Original Cast), Rent (Joanne Jefferson), Hairspray (Lorraine, u/s Motormouth Mabel - Original Cast), Sunset Boulevard (Katherine/Psychiatrist), Show Boat (Ethel - Original Cast). New York: Chix 6 - Queens Theatre in the Park (Mamamazing), Civil War Voices - Midtown International Theatre Festival (Elizabeth Keckley), Two Gentlemen of Verona - Shakespeare in the Park (Milkmaid), Purlie - City Center Encores!. National: The Lion King - Cheetah Tour (Shenzi), Rent - Benny

Tour (Joanne Jefferson), Rent - Angel Tour (Mrs. Jefferson and Others). International: Rent (Asia), Show Boat (Toronto), Hair (Europe). Regional: All Shook Up - Ogunquit Playhouse (Sylvia), Ethel Waters – His Eye is on the Sparrow - The Human Race Theatre Company (Ethel Waters), Working - The Old Globe (Woman 2), Caroline or Change - Centerstage (Washing Machine/Moon), Working - Asolo Rep (Woman 2), Swinging on a Star - Riverside Theatre (Woman 2), Nunsense - Foothills Theatre Company (Sister Hubert). Film: “Growing Up and Other Lies”. Television: “Smash”, “The Big C”, “Rescue Me”, “Damages”, “Whoopi, “100 Centre Street”. Voiceover: A Streetcar Named Desire (Pre-show Announce), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Industrial: Rite Aid, Elidel. Other: Broadway Inspirational Voices

Jalaya Dargan (Young Sojourner/Other Girl)Jalaya makes her acting debut on this stage. She has been singing and acting since the age of 3-years-old. She is very excited to be a part of such a wonderful cast and would like to thank Charleston Stage for this opportunity. Jalaya is an 8th grade student at Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA), where she majors in Vocal. Jalaya has been a part of countless musicals that SOA has put on including Les Miserables. She has also been chosen to be a part of the SC “All-State Chorus” three years in a row. She loves to act and sing and aspires to be on Broadway one day.

Scott Gibbs (Auctioneer/Master Scriver/Caitlin/Gedney/Officer)Scott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He is thrilled to be returning to the South after spending the last year working with the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, New York. Regionally, he has also worked with the Seaside Repertory Theatre and the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Scott is a proud graduate from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2011 with a BA in Theatre Arts. Some of his favorite past roles include: Mr. Bungee (A New Brain), Detective Fix (Around The World In 80 Days) and Macbeth (Macbeth). Scott would

like to thank his family, friends and fellow company members here at Charleston Stage. Scott is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Scott as Warner Huntington III in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as Captain Jeremiah Reynolds in Nevermore, as Monsieur Brun in Madeline’s Christmas and as Ben Weatherstaff in The Secret Garden.

Meet Guest Actor Danielle Lee Greaves

Meet the Cast


Harrison Grant (Bob/Overseer/Ensemble)Harrison is from Titusville, Florida, and is a graduate from the University of Central Florida’s BFA Acting Program. Most recently he appeared in The Lost Colony in Manteo, North Carolina. Other past show credits include Antonio in Twelfth Night, Benny in Rent, Nat in From Sun to Sun and Kenickie in Grease. He has also appeared in shows such as Ragtime and The Pirates of Penzance. Harrison is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Harrison as Kyle the UPS

Man in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as multiple roles in Nevermore, as Harsha in Madeline’s Christmas and as Mr. Craven in The Secret Garden.

Josh Harris (John Dumont/Judge/Righteous Reverend)Josh is thrilled to be returning as a 2nd Year Resident Actor for Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 season. Josh’s roles with Charleston Stage last season included: Amos Hart (Chicago), Abram Von Helsing (Dracula), Bob Bradley (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Bob Cratchit (A Christmas Carol), Nick/Paul (Alexander...), Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea Bear (Avenue Q), Skip (Inga Binga) and Ensemble (The Wiz). Josh attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Josh has two degrees in Musical Theatre and Acting/Directing with a minor in

Dance. You may have recently seen Josh as Captain Amos Nimrod in Charleston Stage’s production of Nevermore and as Grown Up Ralphie in A Christmas Story.

Tamia Horton (Young Sojourner/Other Girl)Tamia is a 7th grade Dance Major at Charleston County School of the Arts and is thrilled to be performing in her second season with Charleston Stage as Young Sojourner in A Woman Called Truth. Tamia’s debut performance was as L’il Inez in Charleston Stage’s production of Hairspray. Tamia is currently a student at The Charleston Dance Institute training under the talented and amazing co-founders Stephen Gabriel and Jonathan Tabbert. Tamia is also enrolled in gymnastics at West Ashley School of Performing Arts. Tamia’s

professional performing credits also include seasons with Charleston Ballet Theatre, Robert Ivey Ballet and The Charleston Dance Factory. Tamia would like to thank her family, friends and teachers for their encouragement and support as she pursues her love and passion of dancing, singing and acting.

Malcolm Johnson Palmer (Young Sojourner’s Brother/Young Pete)Malcolm is overjoyed with joining the cast of A Woman Called Truth in his inaugural performance with Charleston Stage. A “true entertainer” is how he is described by his parents, Henry and Shavonne Palmer, who, at a very early age, thrust him in front of the masses at his church, Greater Zion AME, to give speeches, praise dance and sing songs. Malcolm caught the acting bug in elementary school when he was cast as Mr. Salt in Jennie Moore Elementary’s version of Willy Wonka. Malcolm is currently a sixth grade Theatre major at The

Charleston County School of the Arts. When Malcolm is not studying, he enjoys listening to music, playing Xbox games and watching WWE Wrestling matches with his best bud and biggest fan, his little brother Mekhi. Malcolm is truly grateful for all of his friends, relatives, godparents and church family and would like to thank them for their love, support and prayers. Special thanks to Ms. Brownwell, JME drama teacher, and Ms. Link, SOA Theatre teacher, for their guidance and encouragement.


Arielle Kook (Mrs. Neely/Mrs. Gedney)Arielle is originally from Columbia, Maryland, but has been a kind of a global nomad, living in Egypt, Israel and Maryland. Arielle recently graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a concentration in Musical Theatre. Her regional performances have included Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre by the Sea) and Brenda in Hairspray (Theatre by the Sea). Her favorite university performances have included Ado Annie in Oklahoma, Rachel in Reckless, Clarice in Servant of Two Masters

and Sarah in Falling for Eve. Arielle is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Arielle as Margot in Charleston Stage’s Legally Blonde the Musical, as multiple roles in Nevermore, as Miss Clavel in Madeline’s Christmas and as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden.

Vinnie Mercer (Grown-Up Pete/Ensemble)Vinnie is from Baltimore, MD and is a recent college graduate from Charleston Southern with a degree in Psychology. While in school he appeared as Hamlet in Hamlet and Nick in The Guys. He also appeared in musicals as Wally Ferguson in 1940’s Radio Hour and Moon Face Martin in Anything Goes. Vinnie appeared as the Lion in the Charleston Stage production of The Wiz last season and most recently as Frat Boy/Padamadan/Nikos in Charleston Stage’s season opener Legally Blonde the Musical. He thanks the Lord for his talents

and gifts and his family and friends for support!

Brittani Minnieweather (Sissy/Ensemble)Brittani is a graduate of Wofford College where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre. She has appeared in collegiate, community, and regional theatre. Most notably she has worked alongside Ms. Debbie Allen as Happy in Debbie Allen’s Brothers of the Knight and she traveled to Evansville, Indiana to perform at the Lincoln Amphitheatre. Earlier this season, she appeared in Charleston Stage’s Legally Blonde as Paulette. Other Charleston credits include Kate in Good People (Pure Theatre) and Vibrata in A

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Footlight Players). Brittani would like to dedicate this performance to her husband, Derek, who always encourages her to keep dreaming!

Lauren Monteleone (Mrs. Von Wagener/Mrs. Whiting)Lauren was born and raised in Hamilton, New Jersey, and is thrilled to be joining Charleston Stage this season! She recently graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre where she performed Val (A Chorus Line), The Who’s Tommy, Ragtime and Comedy of Errors. She was also recently featured in Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre as Bambi (Curtains) and Bird Girl (Seussical). Lauren is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Lauren as

Serena in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as Annabel Lee in Nevermore, as Mrs. Murphy in Madeline’s Christmas and as Martha in The Secret Garden.


Lisa Montgomery (Sojourner’s Mother/Ensemble)Lisa is making her second appearance with Charleston Stage in this production. She periodically performs with the Oscar Rivers Trio and Lonnie Hamilton and Friends Jazz Bands. Her past theatrical performances include: Sara Elizabeth in Seize the Street (Young Charleston Theatre Company), News Reporter / Ensemble in Mahalia....a Gospel Musical 2010 & 2012 and Melba in The Me Nobody Knows (Art Forms and Theatre Concepts), Deborah Carter in Unconditional....Love Never Fails, Makeda in What Child Is This

(Remnant Productions), Avia Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone (The Company Company), Head Nurse in South Pacific (Footlight Players) and Aunt Em/Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz (Charleston Stage). She is featured in the SCAD film “Perceptions”, Finding Bruce, the SC Palmetto Cycling PSA, and in “Little Red Wagon.”

Devon A.A. Norris (Mr. Neely/Mr. Von Wagener/Squire Chip)Devon is from Louisville, Kentucky, and is thrilled to be making his debut with Charleston Stage this season. Devon has just finished his BFA in Musical Theatre and BA in Speech/Theatre Education at Lindenwood University this past May. Devon was just seen in the Regional Premier of Cry Baby as a Wiffle/Drape/Prisoner in St. Louis at New Line Theatre. Some of Devon’s past favorite roles have been: Danny in Baby (Citilites); Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Rocky Mountain Rep); the Arbiter in Chess (Rocky Mountain Rep);

Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Lindenwood & Rocky Mountain Rep); Scarecrow/Hunk in The Wizard of Oz (Overdue Theatre Co.); Ferdinand in The Tempest (St. Charles Shakespeare); and many more. Devon is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Devon as Emmett Forrest in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as multiple roles in Nevermore and as Dickon in The Secret Garden.

John Smalls (Baumfrey/Old Man/Ensemble)John is a veteran of the stage and is honored to be working again with Charleston Stage. He was seen as The Scarecrow in The Wiz last season. He also performed as Pastor Lawrence and Thomas Dorsey in the 2010 and 2012 Piccolo Spoleto productions of Mahalia, A Gospel Musical. He played four characters (Robbins, Lawyer Frazier, Crab Man and Nelson) in the 2012 production of Porgy and Bess at the Dock Street Theatre. John has been blessed to tour inside and out of the country alongside great artists such as Kim Burrell,

The Clark Sisters, Vickie Winans, The Anointed Pace Sisters, the late Reverend Timothy Wright, and many more. Other acting credits include Deacon Bell in A Question of Color, Henry Simpson in Toys In The Attic, Booker T. Washington in Ragtime, Herald Loomis in Joe Turner’s Come And Gone, Attorney Harold Boulware in The Seat of Justice, The Reverend Billy Hightower in Bat Boy, The Musical!, Sly Stone in Soul of the 60’s, and The Man in Crowns. John is a featured soloist on two CD recordings produced by The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir. He performs gullah and negro spirituals full time with Ann Caldwell and The Magnolia Singers. With a very tedious schedule, he even finds time as a male model for Millie Lewis at Charleston. John sincerely believes that only what you do for Christ will last, and as an ordained elder in the Church of God in Christ worldwide, he uses the platform of entertainment to be a living testimony of how God can use His people in any arena or setting for His glory.


Teresa Smith (Old Woman/Ensemble)Teresa is delighted to be back on the stage with Charleston Stage again. She recently earned her Doctorate degree in Education from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Though her passion is Education, she loves performing on the stage in local theatres. Some of her favorite roles include, Maisy (Gershwin at Folly), Rose (Fences), Tillie (Blue), Mother Raccoon (Beneath the Sweetgrass Moon), and Sister Boxer (The Amen Corner) just to name few. In addition to stage acting, she has filmed local and regional

commercials such as Piggly Wiggly, Jones Ford, CDS Remodeling, SC Get Out and Vote Campaign, and industrial videos for MUSC and Benefitfocus. She was cast in the movie “Dear John” and two independent films, Untouched and Song of Pumpkin Brown. She made her TV debut in 2006 on the hit series “One Tree Hill”. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and attends Faith Assembly of God Church in Summerville. She has two children---both are rescued animals: a 14-year old dog, Hannah and a 9-year old Cat- “Gurlie Gurl”. Special thanks to Julian and Marybeth for casting me in another one of their wonderful productions and many thanks to my wonderful friends, loving family who supports my love of the stage and to God who continues to bless me.

Mosiah Williams (Young Sojourner’s Brother/Young Pete)Mosiah is ecstatic to be working with Charleston Stage on this simply amazing production of A Woman Called Truth. He plays the role of Sojourner’s brother (Pete) and her son (Young Pete). Mosiah is twelve years old and goes to School of the Arts, where he majors in Theatre. He would like to give a special thanks to the amazing cast, to his outstanding director and stage manager Julian Wiles and Chet Craft, and finally his loving and supportive family and friends.


Special thanks to Charleston Stage’s Scene Shop volunteers, especially Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company, the Charleston Stage TheatreWings High School Apprentices, Amy Garrett and Barbara McGrath.

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March 8 - March 24, 2013Dock Street Theatre

It’s the swinging 60’s and, in Paris, an American playboy is juggling love affairs with three sexy stewardesses, one from TWA, one from Lufthansa, and one from Air France. When all three unexpectedly turn up at his apartment on the same night, the comic fireworks begin! With the slamming doors of a frenzied French farce, Boeing-Boeing is sure to delight Charleston’s funny-bone.

This play contains adult content.Tickets: $22.50 - $53.50

By Marc CamolettiTranslated by Beverley Cross and Francis EvansDirected by Marybeth Clark

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Mr. Gary WhiteFirst Citizens Bank

Mrs. Beth YaunCommunity Volunteer

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2012-13 Sponsors / Hosts / Business Members

Show SponsorsApartment & Corporate Relocation ServicesBlueCross BlueShield of South CarolinaFirst Citizens BankMrs. Katherine GlennMr. and Mrs. William B. HewittMBM CorporationPublix Super Markets CharitiesWells FargoThe Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation

Media SponsorCharleston City Paper

Family Series SponsorPiggly Wiggly Community Pride Fund of Coastal Community Foundation

Annual Gala SponsorsGala Sponsor: Corporate Table Sponsors:SCBT Bluestein & Douglas LLC Wells FargoFriends of the Gala:Tucker Payne Antiques/Piney Land Company

Next Stage DonorsMr. and Mrs. John and Jill ChalstyDr. Celeste and Mr. Charles PatrickMs. Susan Pearlstine and Mrs. Jan LipovThe Jerry and Anita Zucker Family Foundation Inc.

Education SponsorsEnterprise HoldingsThe Mark Elliott Motley FoundationPearlstine Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SCThe Samuel Freeman Charitable TrustSouth Carolina Electric & Gas Company

Director’s Circle Reception HostsElliott Davis, LLCDixon Hughes Goodman LLPRamsdale Law Firm, LLCThe Beach Company

Actors FundThe Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial FundMrs. Courtney Eley Somers

Business MembersPlatinum Members: Appalachian SpringsJohn C. Dunnan GalleryEast Shore Athletic Club

Silver Members:CBRE Carmody, LLCDunes West Golf ClubDurlach AssociatesFirst Citizens BankTD Bank

Gold Members: East Bay Meeting HouseHandsome PropertiesPlastic Surgery of the Carolinas Southern Lumber and Millwork Corporation

Brooke Bazemore ..................School of the ArtsCody Beasenburg ..................School of the ArtsGrace Benigni ..........................School of the ArtsAnna Book ...............................Academic MagnetSam Book .................................Academic MagnetLydia Chadwick ..................Wando High SchoolSam Chase ................................School of the ArtsPrentice Clark ..........................School of the ArtsSarah Grace Cuthbert.......Wando High SchoolKatherine Fair ..................................... Porter GaudRachel Hunsinger ..................School of the ArtsStuart James ...........................School of the ArtsEmily Kahn-Perry ...................School of the ArtsAnna Kalik ................................School of the ArtsSophie Kendrick .....................School of the ArtsSydney Laribo .............................Pine Wood PrepEmily Leplante ........................School of the ArtsAbby LeRoy ..............................School of the ArtsAri Levine ..................................School of the ArtsSydney Mack ..........................School of the ArtsBen McCoy ...............................School of the ArtsEva McLaurin ....................................Home SchoolAaron Morgan.....................Wando High SchoolNikita Narodnitskiy ...............School of the ArtsPatsy Newitt.........................Wando High SchoolCooper Nugent.......................School of the ArtsRay Nugent ..............................School of the ArtsCorey Popowski......................School of the ArtsRylee Puckhaber ....................School of the ArtsMaddy Seabrook....................School of the ArtsTimothy Shaw .........................School of the ArtsCory Stegelin ...........................School of the ArtsVictor Swatzyna......................School of the Arts

2012-13 TheatreWings Apprentices

The TheatreWings High School ApprenticeProgram is a FREE intense, hands-on,pre-professional theatre training program forstudents in grades 9-12. For more informationcontact Josh Harris, TheatreWings Coordinator, at(843) 856-3822 or [email protected].

Mr. and Mrs. Nico Berlijn Natalie and Scott BluesteinNancy BushDennis DrewMr. and Mrs. William B. Hewitt

Elizabeth and Spencer LynchMr. and Mrs. James Wesley Martin (Beatty)Barbara and Michael MoodyJoanne and Morgan Morton

Anthony and Linda BakkerPaul Brzezienski, Red Apple Cheese, LLCJill and John ChalstyJoyce and Charlie DarbyTim and Libby Eble

Members as of January 31, 2013Director’s Circle Platinum Members

Director’s Circle Gold Members

Director’s Circle is a group of Charlestonians who wish to promote the growing professionalism, creativity and excellence of Charleston Stage performances and arts education programs. Members provide support for professional actors and musicians from across the U.S. and underwrite its extensive arts education programs, which reach over 20,000 Lowcountry youth each season. For more information, please contact the Development Office at (843) 856-5316.

Joe and Renee OdiernaLisa and Joe RiceRinne and Bob SadeDr. and Mrs. Chris TountasGary White, First Citizen Bank

Mr. Ned Ginsburg and Mrs. Jocelyn CateCecil and Pam KearseDave Marley, Wells FargoCeleste and Charles PatrickRed Apple Cheese LLC

Claire and Joe SchadyMichael Shewan and Pat PatrickTed and Susan SoderlundMrs. Maurice ThompsonTristan Restaurant

Nella G. BarkleyJoey and Shelly BeasenburgEd and Dorris BenzenbergSarah and Michael BookBobby and Catherine ByrdJean F. CarltonDrs. Jon and Hayley CarterMr. and Mrs. Stuart CassThomas and Alma ClymerJanis and Charlie CoeJeanne Condon; Merrill LynchCox IndustriesRandy and Elaine CuthbertsonBelk DaughtridgeDavid and Gail DiehlDixon Hughes Goodman LLPNancy and Ralph EdwardsElliott Davis, LLCJane and Don Furtado

Pete and Kathy GaynorKatherine GlennBrandon and Katherine GuestDr. Ann HanlonChristina S. HomerLeane KeyEd and Gina KozekElisabeth and Spencer LynchDanny Jones and Douglas McCoyGeorgette C. McKenzieValerie B. Morris, CofCJennifer and Sean MurrayBarb and Bob NicolaiD. NortonDr. and Mrs. John PalmsMarie-Louise Ramsdale and Tom Ross

Director’s Circle Silver MembersDorothy and Jack RhodesDebbie and Greg RothschildSonia and Jerry RothschildM. Lynn RutledgeHalsey and Meg SchreierRich and Patti SecristCatherine and Christopher SouthCecil and Charline StricklinFerdinand and Nancy TedescoO.L. and Toni ThompsonTiger Lily FloristPaul and Jennifer VannattaSandra and Philip VineyardMary Ellen and Charlie WayJoshua and Cowles WhitleyKaren and Steve WhitleyMatt and Beth Yaun

Director’s Circle

Benefactors($25,000 +)City of CharlestonThe Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial FundPiggly Wiggly Community Pride Fund of Coastal Community FoundationThe Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Angels($10,000 - $24,999)Jill and John ChalstyThe Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationThe Samuel Freeman Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. William B. HewittCeleste and Charles PatrickPearlstine Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SCFred Pittman Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SCSouth Carolina Arts CommissionWells FargoThe Jerry and Anita Zucker Family Foundation Inc.

Grantors($5,000 - $9,999)Blue Cross Blue Shield of SCCharleston CountyColbert Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SCKatherine GlennThe Mark Elliott Motley FoundationDave Marley, Wells FargoMr. and Mrs. Andrew S. NewittPublix Super Markets Charities Inc.

Executive Producers($2,500 - $4,999)Natalie and Scott BluesteinJean F. CarltonJeanne Condon; Merrill LynchDixon Hughes Goodman LLPMrs. Mary Pat DonnellonElliott Davis, LLCEnterprise Holdings FoundationMs. Melissa HazellMr. Dave MarleyJennifer and Sean MurrayPost and Courier FoundationMarie-Louise Ramsdale and Tom RossMs. Rachael RoseDebbie and Greg RothschildClaire and Joe SchadyHalsey and Meg Schreier

(Executive Producers continued)Catherine and Christopher SouthSouth Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and TourismSouth Carolina Electric & Gas CompanyCecil and Charline StricklinMrs. Maurice ThompsonGary White, First Citizens BankJoshua and Cowles Whitley

Producers($1,000 - $2,499)Allardice FamilyAnthony and Linda BakkerNella G. BarkleyBob BellMr. and Mrs. Nico Berlijn Joey and Shelly BeasenburgEd and Dorris BenzenbergBlackbaudSarah and Michael BookPaul Brzezienski, Red Apple Cheese, LLCNancy BushDrs. Jon and Hayley CarterMr. and Mrs. Fernando CasascoMr. and Mrs. Stuart CassThomas and Alma ClymerJanis and Charlie CoeCox IndustriesRandy and Elaine CuthbertsonJoyce and Charlie DarbyBelk DaughtridgeDavid and Gail DiehlDennis DrewDurlach AssociatesEast Bay Meeting HouseTim and Libby EbleNancy and Ralph EdwardsFirst Citizens Bank and TrustJane and Don FurtadoPete and Kathy GaynorMr. Ned Ginsburg and Mrs. Jocelyn CateBrandon and Katherine GuestHandsome PropertiesDr. Ann HanlonChristina S. HomerMrs. Martha R. IngramCecil and Pam KearseLeane KeyEd and Gina KozekLutheran Homes of South CarolinaPaul and Suzanne LynchElisabeth and Spencer LynchMr. and Mrs. James Wesley Martin (Beatty)

2012-13 Charleston Stage Contributors

Contributions to Charleston Stage directly support our vast arts education initiatives that reach over 20,000 Lowcountry youth annually. Year round, students participate in Charleston Stage’s in-school outreach enrichment workshops, TheatreWings Apprentice Program for high school students, after school acting classes, and low-cost and free special school-day matinees. This funding also provides scholarships for underprivileged youth. All contributions to Charleston Stage are fully tax-deductible. For more information, please contact the Development Office at (843) 856-5316.

The following contributors have made donations to Charleston Stage between May 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013:

(Producers continued)Danny Jones and Douglas McCoyGeorgette C. McKenzieBarbara and Michael MoodyValerie Morris and Boris Bohun-ChudynivJoanne and Morgan MortonBarb and Bob NicolaiD. NortonJoe and Renee OdiernaDr. and Mrs. John Palms Susan and Ned PaynePlastic Surgery of the CarolinasDorothy and Jack RhodesLisa and Joe RiceSonia and Jerry RothschildM. Lynn RutledgeRinne and Bob SadeRich and Patti SecristMichael Shewan and Pat PatrickWilliam SimpsonTed and Susan SoderlundSouthern Lumber and Millwork CorporationTD BankFerdinand and Nancy TedescoTiger Lily FloristDr. and Mrs. Chris TountasTristan RestaurantPaul and Jennifer VannattaSandra and Philip VineyardMary Ellen and Charlie WayMr. Nicholas WilesMatt and Beth YaunBarbara Young Supporting Players($500 - $999)Ken BurgerLaura Chapman BeachamCharleston Musical Heritage ProductionsCBRE Carmody, LLCDunes West Golf ClubCathy and Rivers JenkinsDiane and Rick JerueMr. and Mrs. John KuhnCharles and Joan LipumaCourtney and Thomas SomersSummit Place of Daniel IslandKaren and Steve Whitley

Patrons($250 - $499)Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Beall, IIIKathy and Jeff BixlerGearin BroderickAnne and Will Cleveland

(Patrons continued)Mike and Kerri CollinsSam and Pat GilnerMr. and Mrs. Harold JerveyHeidi LantinIn Memory of John MahalaDoug and Cheryl MajewskiMorris Tax PlanningDavid and Nancy MorrowArline and Bernard RamsdaleTom and Charlotte RechSandra and Darryl ReynaDr. and Mrs. Anthony SpenoDr. and Mrs. Chris P. TountasTrident United WayThe Wise Family

Friends(up to $249)Margaret AlemanEric AndersonTraci AndersonSusan AnnicelliCheryl and Steve BanasMichael and Janet BexBarry and Ann BlakeDoug BoothJacqueline W. BoweJan BrewtonRichard BrownyardLois and Bill BryantWayne L. BurdickMary CabellMrs. Nancy CanaveraStephanie CarnohanJane and John Chapman In Honor of Laura Chapman BeachamKeisha ChurchSue and Ron CiancioMarybeth and Vic ClarkJennifer ClarkeKaetlin CollinsMakenzie CollinsThe Connolly’sJames CookeMr. and Mrs. Bill CraterKari and Bryan CribbNora CroninJill CrossSuzanne CrowfootBeth CurleyMike and Marcella CurleyJames DarleyLarry DeckelProf. Gordon Dehler and Prof. Ann WelshAnn DibbleIsabel DicristinaMr. and Mrs. Daniel DionJane DouglasPat DukerSara DwyerChris and Katie EdwardsMerv EpsteinDiane EttingerPhyliis FairclothKarla and Kenneth FarrarJohn and Karen FarrellBrandon FisherPatricia Fleming

Patricia GatensJanice M. and Luc GeorgetDavid GeyerJoyce and Gerry GherleinJan Adrienne GilbertSteve and Laura GilbertTheodore GivlerKatherine GlennNancy and Jim GouseAshlie GreeneCynthia and Harvey GreeneRonald HackerMichael HagaJudy and John HalberdaElliott HalioRichard HalseyKeitt HaneMartha HaneDavid and Patricia HannemannElizabeth and John HaringLynn HarringtonBonnie HartnettLawrence HaskellGeorge HaskinsKathy HauserJessica HazelSam HendersonJoAnne and Nelson HicksKandy and Bill HigleyJanice and Michel HiserRoy C. and Jule Ann HoffmanMrs. Reba Hough-MartinDaniel HucksLuther HughesLavern JamesRich and Liz JenkinsAlison JoyceAnna KalikGary and April KanewLeila and Paul KentSteven and Mary Gordon KerrDr. and Mrs. Kenneth KingSharon Kofmehl and Jerry SmithDr. Carl and Sandra KornDan and Donna KortvelesyDorothy and Lois KronemerZachary KronsbergLinda LaCaveraJudith LemonTed and Rose LevinHenry H. Lowndes, Jr.David and Terry LupoDawn MahoneyCarol ManheimHarvey MasonDennis and Ann MaxwellJan and Joseph McAlhany Jr.M/M Anthony McAlisterMrs. Phyllis McCoyMelissa Stanley McDonoughConnie McElhaneyJudy McGeeMadeleine McGeeHerbert and Diane McGuireDr. and Mrs. Ben McInnesSarah and Chappy McKayBetsy McLaughlinJohn and Joanne MilkereitJudith MillerJim and Mary MilletteDavid Milli

Samantha MillsMitchell MilovichAnna MontgomeryCarole MooreTiffany MooreTerence MooreClaudia MortonMarybeth MullaneyRenee MurrayPatty and Brad NevilleHolly NewmanKathy and Peter NistadMr. and Mrs. Ronald NixMr. Anthony OgliettiRobin PoliakoffBrian PorterMrs. Rebecca Y. PowellDr. Ralph PrincipeEdie and Michael RabinLynne RathgeberJordan RawlAnn ReinertRhett RiviereAl and Edna RoberdsShannon RunquistBrett RussellAngela SaitoJeffrey SaracenoJacqueline SassardAllison and John SchnakeSara and Marvin SearsHoward B. ShermanThe Sherman FamilyErin ShippPeter SilvestonColton and Angela SmithRichard and Mary Gus SmithMr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr.Peter and Lydia SnidermanLarry and Patti SoliceRichard SouthgateTom and Peggy SpainLinda SpatesPatricia SteeleWilliam StricklandMary Patterson SuggsRita SullivanMr. and Mrs. Steven SwansonRon SweedaGeorge and Marilyn TaylorJenny Y. TicknorJohn TippettDr. and Mrs. James J. TrussoVictoria UbinaMr. and Mrs. H. Wayne Unger Jr.Mary WalkerLee WestbrockLisa WheelerCameron WhiteJim and Helen WhitehairLindsey WhitleyLarry WiessmannClaire WillettMarlene WilliamonMartha Caroline WilliamsYancey K. WiseJohn and Linda WilsonBrooke WoodDr. and Mrs. Charles WoodruffJoseph YarbroughMary and Benjamin Zamora

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