Gem of the Ocean
April 5 - May 6, 2007
Bagley Wright Theater
Aunt Ester is 287 years old in 1907, and a survivor of the first slave ships to come to America. As a revered elder in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, she is also regarded as a washer of souls. When Citizen Barlow comes seeking sanctuary for a recent crime, Aunt Ester knows that the cleansing of his troubled soul will require a connection to his ancestors and to his history. So as the sound of the voices of men and women long dead transforms her parlor into a slave ship, she guides Citizen to experience, and understand, the sacrifices of his predecessors. Playwright August Wilson shows us that through poetry, rich character, and stage magic that history can act as a compass – and that to be without it is to be lost.
Cast and Production
Cast
Black Mary
Chrystal Fox
Solly Two Kings
William Hall, Jr.
Citizen Barlow
Khalil Kain
Ceaser
Stanley Wayne Mathis
Rutherford Selig
Todd Jefferson Moore
Aunt Ester
Michele Shay
Eli
Allie Woods
Production
Scenic Designer
John Iacovelli
Costume Designer
Susan E. Mickey
Lighting Designer
Allen Lee Hughes
Sound Designer
Dan Moses Schreier
Production Sound Supervisor
Tim Prichard
Fight Choreographer
Geoff Alm
Music Composer and Arranger
Kathryn Bostic
Stage Manager
Elisabeth Farwell
Assistant Stage Manager/Stage Manager
Stina Lotti
Assistant Stage Manager
Amy Poisson
Assistant to the Director
Erin Kraft
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