POTS@TheWorks Season to Present WE LIVE HERE at TheatreWorks, 1/2-25
We Live Here by Harold Ellis Clark will play as part of NewWorks@TheWorks at TheatreWorks, January 2 - January 25, 2015.
Francine and Calvin, a black couple from New Orleans' Lower 9th ward, win a house in a white neighborhood. When they catch a boy vandalizing their yard, they begin to worry that their "dream come true" may be too good to be true. We Live Here is a world premier production and a winner of the 2013 Playhouse on the Square NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition.
Playhouse on the Square company member Claire Kolheim (Best of Enemies, The Color Purple) is Francine and Jerry Rogers (Best of Enemies, Color Purple) plays her husband Calvin. Curtis C., returns to Memphis to play the role of Reverend Todd. Audiences may remember Curtis C. from his time as a Playhouse on the Square intern where he was in shows such as Working and Driving Miss Daisy. Fellow actors Michael J. Vails, Gabriel and Michael Corry, and Karin Barile join them.
We Live Here runs January 2nd - January 25th at TheatreWorks. Dr. Thomas Ratliff is the Circuit Playhouse Inc. Super Sponsor, the POTS@TheWorks season sponsors are Donna Sue and Wayne Shannon, and We Live Here is sponsored by Sedgwick and Janis & Peter Kesser. The Pay-What-You-Can Performance of We Live Here is Thursday, January 8th. Pay-What-You-Can performances are sponsored by ArtZone/AutoZone and Southland Park Gaming and Racing. TheatreWorks is located at 2085 Monroe Avenue. For more information or to make reservations, call 901-726-4656 or purchase tickets online at playhouseonthesquare.org.
Cast:
Francine Chaisson - Claire Kolheim
Calvin Chaisson - Jerry Rogers
Reverand Todd - Curtis C.
Richard Rodrigue - Michael J. Vails
Barbara Rodrigue - Karin Barile
Alex Rodrigue - Gabriel Corry
Sal Giordano Sr. - Michael Corry
Production Team:
Director - John Maness
Stage Manager - Chelsea Robinson
Costume Designer - Patrice Trower
Scenic Designer - Phillip Hughen
Lighting Designer - Mary Lana Rice
Sound Design - Zach Badreddine
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