Big River

Production Season: 2016-2017

Cast and Crew

Production Team

Position Name
Director Kenneth L. Stilson
Choreographer Michelle Contrino
Musical Director Joshua Harvey
Scenic Designer Jeffrey Luetkenhaus
Costume Designer Bill Black
Lighting Designer Christopher George Haug
Sound Designer Philip Nacy

Cast In St. Petersburg, Missouri

Character Name
Huckleberry Finn Nicholas Kuchem
Jim Brodrick Twiggs
Widow Douglas Morgan Jones
Miss Watson Abigail Alsmeyer
Tom Sawyer Adam Schween
Ben Rogers Mason Ramsey
Jo Harper Emily Stricklin
Simon Tyler Battista
Dick Gio Mayfiled-Wubbena
Pap Fin Nicholas Ducote
Judge Thatcher Vince Bartola
Schoolmarm Jacquelyn Kiefner
Preacher Christopher Albertson
Ensemble April Bassett, Abigail Becker, Jayron Curry, Josie David, Brianna Gude-Price, MacKenzie Hamilton, Traniece Harris, Kanisha Kellum, Malachi Marrero, Baylor Massey, Peighton Robinson, Cameron Smith, Alyssa Wolf
Strange Woman Cidney Woodson

On the river, south of St. Louis

Character Name
Slaves on the raft Emmani Cunningham (soloist), Ryan Adolph, Jayron Curry, Brianna Gude-Price, Traniece Harris, Kanisha Kellum, Malachi Marrero, Peighton Robinson
Overseers on the raft Christopher Albertson, Tyler Battista, Mason Ramsey

On the river, Near Cairo, Illinois

Character Name
Men on the skiff Tyler Battista, Mason Ramsey

On the riverbank in Kentucky

Character Name
The King Vince Bartola
The Duke Cameron Smith
Posse Tyler Battista, Mason Ramsey

In Bricktown, Arkansas

Character Name
Hank Christopher Albertson
Lafe Mason Ramsey
Andy Tyler Battista
Ensemble Abigail Alsmeyer, Emmani Cunningham, Jayron Curry, Nicholas Ducote, Brianna Gude-Price, Traniece Harris, Morgan Jones, Kanisha Kellum, Jacquelyn Kiefner, Malachi Marrero, Peighton Robinson, Emily Stricklin, Cidney Woodson
Tarts Josie Davic, MacKenzie Hamilton, Baylor Massey

In Hillsboro, Arkansas

Character Name
A Young Fool Mason Ramsey
Mary Jane Wilkes April Bassett
Susan Wilkes Alyssa Wolf
Joanna Wilkes Abigail Becker
Counselor Robinson Christopher Albertson
Alice Kanisha Kellum
Alice’s Daughter Peighton Robinson
Sheriff Bell Tyler Battista
Harvey Wilkes Nicholas Ducote
Ensemble Abigail Alsmeyer, Tyler Battista, Jayron Curry, Josie David, Brianna Gude-Price, MacKenzie Hamilton, Traniece Harris, Morgan Jones, Kanisha Kellum, Malachi Marrero, Baylor Massey, Peighton Robinson, Emily Stricklin, Cidney Woodson, Gio Mayfield-Wubbena
Hooded Man Adam Schween
Movers Christopher Albertson, Gio Mayfield-Wubbena

On a farm near Hillsboro

Character Name
Sally Phelps Jacquelyn Kiefner
Silas Phelps Nicholas Ducote
Doctor Christopher Albertson
Patients Abigail Alsmeyer, MacKenzie Hamilton, Gio Mayfield-Wubbena
Hired Hands Tyler Battista, Mason Ramsey

And throughout the play

Character Name
Mark Twain Lester Gordon
Fiddle Player Steve Schaffner
Guitar Player Matt Gates
Harmonica Player Sandy Weltman

Orchestra

Position Name
Conductor Joshua Harvey
Trumpet Narvol Randal
Bass Kyle Clay
Percussion Jay Contrino
Trombone/Baritone Ken DeArman
Keyboards Joshua Harvey

Production Staff

Position Name
Technical Director Christopher George Haug
Stage Manger Jenna Cummins
Scene Shop Supervisor Ashley Crockett-Guido
Costume Shop Manager Deana Luetkenhaus
Master Electrician Scott Barnett
Audio Engineer Philip Nacy
Media Engineer Christopher George Haug
Firearms/Combat Director Bart Williams
Associate Director of Marketing Tonya Wells
Graphic Designer Krista Mayfield
Photographer Kenneth L. Stilson
Assistant Stage Managers Tim Cargle, Christopher Morgan
Deck Chief Francesca Bucci
Deck Crew Jacob Deck, Sarah Tucker, Reese Nations
Fly Chief Josh Bruce
Scenic Charge Patrice Nelms
Props Master Connor Knutson
Props Head Emy Smith
Props Crew Madalyn Abbott, Courtney Taylor, Mikaylah Thompson
Wardrobe Head Tateonna Thompson
Wardrobe Crew Jessica Erwin, Asia Glenn, Emma Petty, Hitomi Sasaki, LaKeya Stevens
Lightboard Operator Alex Friedrich
Sound Board Operator Abby Reed
Mic Techs Lance Perko, Katrina Yeager
Media Operator Abby Reed

Big River

  • Two actors sing while on a raft in a production of “Big River.”
    Nicholas Kuchem and Brodrick Twiggs
  • An actor sings while on stage in a production of “Big River.”
    Peighton Robinson
  • A group of theatre students sing on the set of “Big River.”
  • Theatre students each put an arm in the air during a production of “Big River.”
  • A theatre student holds a suitcase and stands on a dock on the set of “Big River.”
  • An actor walks across stage while illuminated in light during “Big River.”
    Nicholas Kuchem
  • Actors cry on stage during a production of “Big River.”
  • Cast members point toward a single actor in the middle of large group in “Big River.”
    Entire cast Do You Want To Go To Heaven

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