Title, Premiere and Location
The Central Ave. Chalk Circle
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
November 2 through 19, 1995
Written By
Bertolt Brecht, Adapted by Eric Bentley & Lynn Manning
Music by Shishir Kurup, Lyrics by Lynn Manning
"Child's Song" Lyrics by Shishir Kurup
Synopsis
Brecht's classic play is brought to South Central in this tale of civil war in California, and the struggle over a billionaire mayor's child.
Staff
Director - Bill Rauch
Asst. Director/Prologue Director - Dennistine Lyle
Lighting Design/Production Manager - Geoff Korf
Set Design - Ed Haynes
Costume and Properties Design - Lynn Jeffries
Composer - Shishir Kurup
Choreographer - Page Leong
Sound Design - Joe Romano
Stage Manager - Andie Massel
Assistant Stage Manager - Janet Escobar
Music Director - Shishir Kurup
Assistant Music Director - Vernon Stanford
Assistant to the Production Manager - JaRome Johns
Assistant Sound Designer/Sound Operator - Andrew Escobar
Kid Wrangler/Wardrobe Assistant - Shelley Thomas
Producer - Janice Mabry
Executive Producer - Leslie Tamaribuchi
Production Assistant/Sound Crew - Carl Flanagan
Set Construction - Caesar Bijou
Light Board Operator - Stephanie Escobar
Follow Spot Operator - Joey Colson, Laura Escobar
Running Crew - Da'vet Williams, Lera Ashe, JaRome Johns
Deck Electrician - JaRome Johns
Turntable Operator - Joaquin Martin
Electrics, Scenery & Painting - Bill Korf, Nathan Haas, Kezia, Linda Jauron, Janine Silver
TCG/NEA Directing Fellow - Amy Mueller
Graphic Design - Oscar Duardo
Paper Artists - Nadia Reed, Kathy Lucero, Migiwa, Katherine Ferwerda, Dori Quan, Dan Knapp, Lera Ashe, Andrew Castillion, Lindsay Ducos, Stephanie Escobar, Ann Hayes, Katherine Lucero, Aaron Meeks, Erica Meeks, Marcie Ramirez, Britney Scott, Andrea Thomas, Angela Thomas, Janelle Walton, Anthony Ward, Da'vet Williams
Cast
Agenette L. Gooch | Chairperson |
Ismael Kanater | Mr. Johnston |
Aaron Carlos | Mr. Johnston |
Melvin Long | Mr. Johnston's Lawyer |
Gloria Curtis | Woman 1 |
Sandy Massel | Woman 1 |
Glen Cornwell | Man 1 |
Bernard S. Garrett III | Man 1 |
Dennistine Lyle | Woman 2, Cook |
Theodora Hardie | Committee Member 1, Nanny 2, Precious-Gerald's Wife, Landlady, Court Officer 2 |
Alejandro Andrade | Committee Member 2, Eduardo Montoya billionare developer and mayor, Mr. Morales, Neighbor 2, Blackmailer, Older Husband |
Danny Franco | Teen |
JaRome Johns | Teen |
Britney Scott | Child 1 |
Janelle Walton | Child 2 |
Shishir Kurup | Azdak - an artist |
Christopher Liam Moore | Reporter, Agent Buttkiss, Father Mackenzie, Doctor, Lawyer 1 |
Anthony Ward | Cameraman, Limping teen, Busboy |
Vernon Stanford | Protester 1, Hitman 1, Car Jacker |
Rocio Novoa | Protester 1, Alma the maid, Miss Morales, Ophelia - a waitress |
Page Leong | Antoinette, Passenger 1, Neighbor 1, Agent 2 |
Armando Molina | Buck Wild, Agent Superior, Palacio's Mother, The Q-Tip |
Oscar Durado | Nanny1, Store Proprietor, Palacio, Agent 3, Messenger |
Sandra Layne | Gertha Gibson |
Quentin Drew | Derek, Lawyer |
Lynn Manning | Senator Charles |
Irma Ashe | Christina, Passenger 4, Woman with Shawl, Older Wife |
Aaron Meeks | Looter, Kid 1, K-1 (Azdak's Ward) |
Matthew Castrillon | Monte |
Erica Meeks | Bossy Kid |
Marcella "Marcie" Ramirez | Kid 2, K-2 (Azdak's Ward) |
The Ensemble | Chorus, Protesters, Tourists, Busriders, Police Officers, Partygoers |
Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.
Subsequent Performances or Productions
Special Notes
The Central Ave. Chalk Circle won the Ovation Award for Best Production.
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