Cherokee
Written by Lisa D'Amour
Directed by Michelle Talgarow
September 19 & 20, 2016, doors at 6pm; performance at 7pm
Description
Two couples from Houston embark on a camping trip, not realizing how ripe they all are for transformation. Escaping their humdrum routine in an economically uncertain world, things quickly go awry when one of the four campers goes missing and a mysterious half-Cherokee enters their campground. The three remaining campers begin to question what they find valuable in their lives, and whether or not it is possible to commit to a different kind of life.
Lisa D'Amour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist. She is one half of the OBIE-Award winning performance duo PearlDamour, whose work has been presented by HERE Arts Center, PS122, The Whitney Museum of Art, the Walker Arts Center and the FuseBox Festival. Her plays have been commissioned and produced by theaters across the country, including The Women's Project, Playwrights' Horizons, (all in NYC), Children's Theater Company (Minneapolis), Steppenwolf Theater Company (Chicago) Woolly Mammoth Theater (Washington D.C.) and the Royal National Theater (London). Lisa's play Detroit was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. PearlDamour is known for creating interdiscplinary, often site-specific works which range from the intimate to large scale.
Cast
Caleb Cabrera, Josh
Rebecca Castelli, Janine
Sam Jackson, Traci
Algiin Ford, Mike
Lawrence Radecker, John
Crew
Susannah Martin, Coordinator
Michelle Talgarow, Director
Alandra Hileman, Stage Manager & Lighting Design
James Ard, Sound Design
Series Coordinators
Susannah Martin
Beth Wilmurt
Series Sponsors
Mark Chaitkin & Cecilia Storr
Richard Nelson & Jan Berman
Les & Sue Polgar
Stanley & Miriam Schiffman
Jon Wagner & Lynne Hollingsworth
Tamara White
