RAGTIME at NEAR WEST THEATRE

Dates: (5/4/2012 - 5/20/2012 )

Theatre:

NEAR WEST THEATRE

6702 Detroit Ave
CLEVELAND,OH 44113

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Authors

Cast and Creative team for RAGTIME at NEAR WEST THEATRE

Coalhouse Walker, Jr.: Geoffrey Short
Sarah: Nikki Sumlin
Tateh: Hans Holznagel
Little Girl: Alana Jarrell
Mother: Ryann Angelotti
Mother’s Younger Brother: Eric Thomas Fancher
Father: Jeffrey Braun
Little Boy (Edgar): Skipper Rankin
Grandfather: David Hill
Emma Goldman: Kristy Cruz
Houdini: Andrew Pollis
Evelyn Nesbit: Michelle Unger
Booker T. Washington: Anthony Williams
J.P. Morgan: Dave Hopkins
Henry Ford: Aaron T. Phillips
Admiral Peary: Ernest Schwarz
Matthew Henson: Christopher Byron
Harry K. Thaw: Karl Saifi
Willie Conklin: Bob Zombar
Stanford White: Sam Madan
Sarah’s Friend: Coco Smith
Houdini's Mother: Sarah Michalski
Kathleen: Gwen Stembridge
Brigit: Antoinette Marie Kula
Cue Card Girl: Heather Brown

Ensemble: Brian M. Blankenship, Theresa Dean, Hannah Forte, Maggie Halm, Cyndi Hill, Dave Hopkins, Alexa Jones, Daniel Krentz, Anna Kukelhan, Kate Michalski, Chrystal Okonta, Cocoa Price, Sara Radak, Tamicka Scruggs, Christine Thompson, Sandra Vorhees, Larry Ward, Rachel Woods, Justin Woody

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