A documentary about the making of The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 by the students in the Film and Media Studies Launch Pad class. (2019)
Event Date:
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 8:00pm to Sunday, February 24, 2019 - 2:00pm
Event Date Details:
Friday, February 15, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Event Location:
- Performing Arts Theater
Event Price:
About the Play
In a co-commission with Seattle Children’s Theatre and Chicago Children's Theatre, LAUNCH PAD presented a brand new adaptation of acclaimed author Christopher Paul Curtis’ groundbreaking, timeless work, The Watsons Go To Birmingham- 1963. The play centers on a buoyant, loving Michigan family of five travelling south to Alabama during the turbulent summer of 1963, a time of racially motivated upheaval and civil unrest. Ten-year-old Kenny is conflicted about this family vacation, but as his world expands, Kenny learns he’s more courageous than he ever thought himself capable.
Family-friendly, ages 9 and up.
About the Playwright
Cheryl L. West’s plays have been seen in England, off-Broadway, on Broadway (Play On!) and in numerous regional theaters around the country. Her plays include Shout Sister Shout, Akeelah and the Bee, Pullman Porter Blues, and Jar the Floor. She has written TV and film projects at Disney, Paramount, MTV Films, Showtime, TNT, HBO, CBS and is the Webby-nominated writer for the original web series Diary of a Single Mom. Ms. West is currently working on commissions for Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Chicago Children’s Theater, Minneapolis Children’s theater, and Seattle Children’s Theater.
Production Team
- Adapted by: Chery L. West
- Directed by: Risa Brainin
- Scenic Designer: Carey Wong
- Costume Designer: Ann Bruice
- Lighting Designer: Michael Klaers
- Projections Designer: L.B. Morse
- Composer & Sound Designer: Michael Keck
- Choreographer: Brandon Whited
- Songs: Paris Ray Dozier
- Dialect Coach: Michael Morgan
- Stage Manager: Maria Zelaya Santillan
- Assistant Director: Dan Colohan
Cast
- Steven Armstrong
- Xochitl Clare
- Dan Colohan
- Roz Cornejo
- Michelle Hester
- Gianmarco Mallque
- Diana Redd
- Jarred Webb
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September 5, 2018 - 12:16pm