QUILTERS
August 14 - 30, 2015
By Molly Newman & Barbara Damashek Music and Lyrics by Barbara Damashek Based on The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art by Patricia Cooper & Norma Bradley Allen Quilters is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Directed by Eliza Roaring Springs Based on true narratives of pioneer women, Quilters dramatizes the strenuous realities of 1800s frontier life. Prairie fires, twisters, starvation, and death are interspersed with lively, and often humorous, accounts of cabin construction, courtship, and childhood pranks. The patterns of life -- the dark times contrasted with the light -- are reflected in the women’s quilts, as are the connection, strength, and creativity they shared. Just as singing and dancing have helped folks survive and celebrate their lives, so too music and dance enliven this show. The message is universal and timeless: human survival depends upon our ability to embrace both laughter and tears. This uplifting and moving saga promises to warm your heart and stir your soul. Read the Register-Guard review Read the Eugene Art Talk review Read the Eugene Weekly review Read the Cottage Grove Sentinel review |
TICKETS
$24 Adult / $20 Youth (6-18 yrs) SPONSORED BY
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CAST
Mother / Eliza Roaring Springs Daughter / Stefhani Anderson Daughter / Amber Hagen Daughter / Siv Serene Daughter / Annie Pusey Daughter / Donia Hovet Daughter / Rosalia D'Amato Daughter / Nancy Anderson Daughter / Madeleine Sisson MUSICIANS
Piano / Catricia Mayhue Fiddle / Avery Pratt Percussion / Delia House Lopez PRODUCTION CREW
Director / Eliza Roaring Springs Music Director / Catricia Mayhue Choreographer / Nancy Anderson Stage Manager / Carmen Dowell Cast "mother" / Brenda Sawyer Set Design / Eliza Roaring Springs & Omar Nelson Set Construction / Omar Nelson, Tony Rust, Bill Dowell Set Painting / Omar Nelson, Eliza Roaring Springs, Carmen Dowell, Bill Dowell, Rhonda Turnquist, Steve Knight, Donia Hovet, Madeleine Sisson, Annie Pusey, Alan Beck, Nora Holmquist Costume Design / Melissa Cooper Costume Assistants / Adeline Robertson, Rhonda Turnquist Hair / Angela Pearson Props / Carmen Dowell, Mary Robertson, Marjorie Steen Quilt Queen / Robin Fouquette Sound Design / Tony Rust, Linda Danielson Light Design / Amanda Ferguson Light Board Operation / Emily Bly Spotlight Operators / Dylan Eberle, Travis Thomas Photography / Matt Emrich |
