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Pullman Porter Blues at Arena Stage
Dates: 11/23/2012 - 1/6/2013
📍 Theatre: Arena Stage
1101 Sixth Street SW Washington, DC 20024
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-488-3300
Tickets: $45-$94, subject to change and based on availability, plus applicable fees
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Pullman Porter Blues
A world-premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre
By Cheryl L. West
Directed by Lisa Peterson
In the Kreeger Theater
November 23, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Jam-packed with 14 original and classic blues songs, including “Sweet Home Chicago,” Pullman Porter Blues is the world-premiere production that reveals the true hero hidden within every man. It’s June 1937 and the Panama Limited, bound from Chicago to New Orleans, is bouncing to the beat of the rollicking Midwest blues. Most folks are tuned in to the Joe Louis/James Braddock championship bout, but the men of the Sykes family—three generations of porters—know there’s more at stake than just a boxing title, as they battle each other, racial tensions and an uncertain future. Will the hope they get from the Brown Bomber be the fuel this family needs to make a better life, or will progress tear them apart?
A world-premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre
By Cheryl L. West
Directed by Lisa Peterson
In the Kreeger Theater
November 23, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Jam-packed with 14 original and classic blues songs, including “Sweet Home Chicago,” Pullman Porter Blues is the world-premiere production that reveals the true hero hidden within every man. It’s June 1937 and the Panama Limited, bound from Chicago to New Orleans, is bouncing to the beat of the rollicking Midwest blues. Most folks are tuned in to the Joe Louis/James Braddock championship bout, but the men of the Sykes family—three generations of porters—know there’s more at stake than just a boxing title, as they battle each other, racial tensions and an uncertain future. Will the hope they get from the Brown Bomber be the fuel this family needs to make a better life, or will progress tear them apart?
Cast and Creative Team for Pullman Porter Blues at Arena Stage
The Cast of Pullman Porter Blues:
E. Faye Butler as Sister Juba
Emily Chisholm as Lutie
Cleavant Derricks as Sylvester
James Patrick Hill as Twist/Drummer
Jmichael as Keys
Lamar Lofton as Shorty
Felicia Loud as Understudy to Sister Juba
Chic Street Man as Hawk
Larry Marshall as Monroe
Warner Miller as Cephas
Richard Ziman as Tex
The Creative Team of Pullman Porter Blues:
Jmichael as Musical Director/Arranger
Riccardo Hernandez as Scenic Designer
Constanza Romero as Costume Designer
Alexander V. Nichols as Lighting Designer
Leon Rothenberg as Sound Designer
E. Faye Butler as Sister Juba
Emily Chisholm as Lutie
Cleavant Derricks as Sylvester
James Patrick Hill as Twist/Drummer
Jmichael as Keys
Lamar Lofton as Shorty
Felicia Loud as Understudy to Sister Juba
Chic Street Man as Hawk
Larry Marshall as Monroe
Warner Miller as Cephas
Richard Ziman as Tex
The Creative Team of Pullman Porter Blues:
Jmichael as Musical Director/Arranger
Riccardo Hernandez as Scenic Designer
Constanza Romero as Costume Designer
Alexander V. Nichols as Lighting Designer
Leon Rothenberg as Sound Designer
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