Production History

Tina Howe’s Pride’s Crossing was presented during Season 17 (2000–2001). The play follows ninety-year-old Mabel Tidings Bigelow as a family gathering prompts memories spanning eight decades. Her recollections reveal athletic achievement, family expectations, rejected love, and choices whose consequences endured throughout her life. Pride’s Crossing was a 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist.

CST Connections

Joshua Irick, credited as Joshua Jamison Irick, and Robert Curry played reporters in Never the Sinner earlier in Season 17. Tom Harrington designed its set and served as technical director, while Steven Gillmore designed lighting.
Jo Perryman played Dotty Otley in Noises Off, which followed Pride’s Crossing as the Season 17 finale.
Tom Harrington, Melody Harrington, Steven Gillmore, Corey Martin, Dustin Mars, and Jeremy Springer also worked on Noises Off (2001).
Jamie Brewster previously played Gladys in Out of Order (1998).
Bob Cross previously served as stage manager and light operator for Murder by Misadventure (1994), and later held those responsibilities for Picnic (2007).
Misti Pryor played Joan in CST’s Love Song.

Press and Photography

“Channel Crossing” — The Oklahoman, April 27, 2001, supplied production-preview reference.
“Pride’s Crossing” — The Oklahoman, May 4, 2001, reported opening-day photograph featuring Misti Pryor, Emma Kate Starling, and Joshua Irick, attributed to Nate Billings. The photograph and caption remain independently unverified.
“Swimmer’s Story a Theater Triumph” — The Oklahoman, May 11, 2001, contemporary review identified in the supplied research.

Special Thanks

Toms Formalwear Inc.; Cindy Bird; Morgan Brown; Vikki Simer; Bill Richey; Chickasha Hearing Center.

Licensing

Originally licensed through Samuel French, Inc. Currently available through Concord Theatricals as a Samuel French title. Concord Theatricals

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