The Ballad of Emmett Till
Show Details
Written By:
Ifa Bayeza
Directed By:
Marti Gobel
Featuring:
Marques Causey as Emmett "Bo" Till
Derrion Brown as Man 2
James Carrington as Man 3
Allen D. Edge* as Man 1
Marvette Knight* as Woman 2
Ericka Wade as Woman 1
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
The Artists
DIRECTOR ................................ Marti Gobel
PRODUCER ............................. Julie Swenson
STAGE MANAGER ................. Jennifer Lynn Anderson*
ASST. DIRECTOR .................... Alex Coddington
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ........ Tony Lyons
COSTUME DESIGN .................. Leslie Vaglica
LIGHTING DESIGN ................... Noele Stollmack
SCENIC & PROPS DESIGN ... Madelyn Yee
MUSICIANS ............................... Brian Bauman (Harmonica), Jahmes Finlayson (Drums), & John Nicholson (Guitar)
DIALECT COACH ...................... Raeleen McMillion
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
** Member of the United Scenic Artists of America
About the Play
In the summer of 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till made the journey from Chicago to Money, Mississippi, deep in the Jim Crow South. Two weeks later, his broken and mutilated body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River. Shock and outrage over Till’s kidnapping and brutal murder ignited the Civil Rights Movement and changed our country forever.
Using contemporary prose, jazz, and gospel music, Bayeza has written a celebration of Emmett Till’s life and a tribute to his legacy in American history.
Photo Gallery
