by Robert O'Hara
Directed by Timothy Douglas
March 2007
TJ is 189 years old and ready to go. But before he passes on he convinces his great-great grandson to take him back to Virginia one last time. But the further they drive, the further back in time they go landing them smack in the middle of Nat Turner’s slave-led revolution. Ideas about slavery, homosexuality and the value of family converge in this time-bending comic fantasia.
Cast
Ron Frank Britton
Reporter/ Cop/ Clerk Husband/ Buck Naked/ Detective Jeremy Brown
Clerk Son/ Izzie Mae Maconnia Chesser
Octavia/ Katie Lynn Jessica Frances Dukes
Mutha Gertha/ Clerk/ Wife/ Mistress Mo’tel Aakhu Freeman
Hammet Cleo House
T.J. Cedric Mayes
Nat Turner/ Ova Seea/ Jones Ken Yatta Rogers
Mutha Wit Patricia Williams
Production Team
Director Timothy Douglas
Assistant Director Patrick Crowley
Stage Manager Viv Woodland
Assistant Stage Manager Rachel Miller
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager Jessie Gallogly
Producer Jeremy Skidmore
Technical Director Carlos Bustamante
Scenic Designer Tony Cisek
Lighting Designer Dan Covey
Assistant Lighting Designer Andrew Griffin
Costume Designer Kate Turner-Walker
Assistant Costume Designers Mio Hasegawa & Erin Sutton
Sound Designer Vincent Oliveri
Assistant Sound Designer Mathew Otto
Master Electrician William Ley
Properties Designer Adam Metallo
Scenic Painter Luciana
Carpenters Carleen Troy & Jon Boages
Press
What They Say
“The script cuts through racial myths and stereotypes with laser sharp, in yo’face intensity and hellified language. A lot of it is uncomfortable, but in a good way.”
“Dukes is a welcome, reliably energetic presence on the D.C. stage, here she lends her devilish smile and priceless reactions to the roles of Ronnie’s sister Octavia and the slave Katie Lynn.”
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