SPOON RIVER
ANTHOLOGY

by Edgar Lee Masters
Adapted in a new version
by Charles Aidman
Songs adapted and arranged
by Charles Aidman and
Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn

October 23-24, 1981

ACT ONE

"He's Gone Away" Erna Reynolds
The Hill Bill Jenkins
Tom Beatty Bill Jenkins
"Illinois"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Mrs. Williams Connie Andrews
Dora Williams Mary Sparks
Archibald Higbie Tom Casey
Walter Simmons Marc Myers
Deacon Taylor Bill Jenkins
Emily Sparks Theresa Cavanaugh
Benjamin Pantier Marc Myers
Mrs. Pantier Mary Sparks
Emily Sparks Theresa Cavanaugh
Reuben Pantier Tom Casey
Emily Sparks Theresa Cavanaugh
Margaret Fuller Slack Connie Andrews
"Soldier Oh Soldier" Glen Priest
Knowlt Hoheimer Bill Jenkins
Lydia Puckett Theresa Cavanaugh
Fiddler Jones Marc Myers
Ollie McGhee Mary Sparks
Fletcher McGhee Tom Casey
Hamilton Greene Bill Jenkins
Elsa Wertman Connie Andrews
Hamilton Greene Bill Jenkins
Rosie Roberts Theresa Cavanaugh
Russian Sonia Mary Sparks
Lucius Atherton Marc Myers
"Times Are Gettin' Hard" Erna Reynolds
Eugene Carmen Tom Casey
"Water Is Wide"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
William & Emily

Marc Myers
Theresa Cavanaugh
"Water Is Wide"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Yee Bow Mary Sparks
Enoch Dunlap Erna Reynolds
Nancy Knapp Theresa Cavanaugh
George Cray Tom Casey
Harry Wilmans Bill Jenkins
Nellie Clark Theresa Cavanaugh
"Paper Of Pins"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Roscoe Purcapile Tom Casey
Mrs. Purcapile Connie Andrews
A.D. Blood Bill Jenkins
Shack Dye Marc Myers
"Freedom" Glen Priest
Hanna Armstrong Connie Andrews
Faith Matheny Mary Sparks

ACT TWO

"Three Nights Drunk"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Judge Lively Marc Myers
Zilpha Marsh Mary Sparks
Search Foote Tom Casey
Mrs. Charles Bliss Connie Andrews
"Far Away From Home" Glen Priest
Pauline Barrett Mary Sparks
Village Atheist Bill Jenkins
Mabel Osborne Theresa Cavanaugh
Franklin Jones Marc Myers
Schofield Huxley The Company
"In The Night" Erna Reynolds
Dippold the Optician The Company
"In The Night" Erna Reynolds
Elijah Browning Tom Casey
"Goin'Home"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Alexander Throckmorton Bill Jenkins
Amanda Barker Theresa Cavanaugh
Willard Fluke Tom Casey
Lois Spears Mary Sparks
"I See The Moon" Erna Reynolds
"Sow Took The Measles" Glen Priest
Abel Melveney Tom Casey
Hod Putt Bill Jenkins
Ida Frickey Theresa Cavanaugh
Silas Dement Marc Myers
Aner Clute Mary Sparks
Daisy Fraser Connie Andrews
Indignation Jones Bill Jenkins
Minerva Jones Mary Sparks
Doc Myers Marc Myers
The Sibleys

Connie Andrews
Tom Casey
"Who Knows Where I'm Goin'" Glen Priest
"My Rooster" Erna Reynolds
Willie Metcalf Marc Myers
"I Am, I Am" Erna Reynolds
"A Horse Names Bill" Glen Priest
Batterton Dobyns Tom Casey
Flossie Cabanis Connie Andrews
Hortense Robbins Theresa Cavanaugh
Frank Drummer Marc Myers
Barney Hainsfeather Bill Jenkins
Lucinda Matlock Theresa Cavanaugh
Petit the Poet The Company
"Spoon River"

Glen Priest
Erna Reynolds
Epilogue Bill Jenkins

PRODUCTION STAFF

DIRECTOR Tom Casey
STAGE MANAGER Janet Weaver
GUITARIST Glen Priest
LIGHTS



Jeff Steed
Brian Baker
Mark Myers
Tom Casey
SOUND Ed White
MOTIVATION Bill Jenkins
SET James Waechter
HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Eric Rogers
Connie Ronald
BOX OFFICE

Lester Sautbine
Janet Sautbine




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