Children of Eden
Near West Theatre
November 16 - December 2, 2012
Director: Robert Navis, Jr.
Assistant Director: Kelcie Nicole Dugger
Musical Director: Jordan Cooper
Choreographer: Hope Schultz
Technical Director and Production Designer: Josh Padgett
Scenic and Properties Designer: Laura Carlson Tarantowski
Properties Master: Kate Atherton
Properties Assistant: Jessica Rosenlieb
Costume Designer: Heather Brown
Lighting Co-Designers: Rob Wachala, Terrii Zernechel
Sound Designer: Joshua Caraballo
Cast:
Father: Hans Holznagel
Eve/Mama: Kelcie Dugger
Adam/Noah: Eric Fancher
Cain/Japheth: George Morgan
Abel/Ham: Brett Castro
Seth/Shem: Tommy Soleiman
Yonah: Coco Smith
Aysha: Sara Chapman
Aphra: Michelle Unger
Young Cain:
Young Abel:
Principal Storytellers: Ryann Angelotti, Katie Atkinson, Sara Chapman, Olivia Clark, Christian Flaherty, Antoinette Marie Kula, Jack McDonough, Martin Parries, Mary Prucha, Tim Schuerger, Steven Schuerger, Samantha Singer, Tommy Soleiman, Christine Thompson, Craig Wischmeyer.
Ensemble: Winter Castro, Jazmine Danner, Sharron DeCosta, Edward Gale, Venchise Glenn, Lindsay Hajostek, Mary Halm, Dave Hopkins, Corinne Howery, Kayla James, Rachel Johanek, Louis Johnson II, Amy Kazanowski, Sabrina Kim, Cora King, Geri King, Katherine King, Jonas Kukelhan, Christine Larson, Madelyn Lockshine, Elliot Lockshine, Lilliana Moss, Gabriele Moyer, Dawon Owens, Jocelyn Perkins, Statia Rankin, Maylyn Lee Reyes, Shayna Robinson, Jermaine Sagoes, Grace Schumann, Jonathan Smith, Jacqueline Uhlik, Michelle Unger, Rafael Velez III, Bob Zombar.
Press:
The Plain Dealer Photo Gallery, Peggy Turbett
Plot Description: A musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood. While using the Bible as a plot source, it freely deviates in many details, and is a story of parents and children without a specific religious point-of-view.