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The Complete History of America (Abridged)
Reed Martin; Austin Tichenor; Adam Long
Opening Date:
November 26, 1999
Closing Date:
December 18, 1999
Three performers race through centuries of American history in a whirlwind of jokes, quick changes and outrageous theatrical invention. From explorers to wars and national myths, this irreverent comedy turns the history lesson upside down.
Cast & Crew
CAST:
Chris Rodgers — Ensemble; multiple roles
Terry Veal — Ensemble; multiple roles
Mike Waugh — Ensemble; multiple roles
CREW:
Nancy Perry West — Director; co-set design
Galen Kurth — Stage manager; sound design
Tom Harrington — Technical director; co-set design; set construction
Steven Gillmore — Set construction; lighting design
Melody Harrington — Set construction
Miranda Pierson — Scenic artist
Pamela Kosted — Costume design and construction
Kimberly Moore — Light board
Christina Foster, Brett Young — Properties; running crew
Valerie West — Running crew
Lysandra Dial-Meek, Scott Meek — Projectionists
Joe Daleo — Sound recording
Jeanne Flanigan — Lincoln puppet
Adrian Thompson and Daro — Wigs
Production Notes
Directed by Nancy Perry West, this three-actor comedy ran November 26–December 18, 1999. CST explicitly connected it to earlier successful productions of The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) in Seasons 13 and 14 by the same writers. Chris Rodgers, Terry Veal and Mike Waugh played multiple characters; captions identify Waugh as Ben Franklin and Rodgers and Veal as Lewis and Clark. The original credits include a Lincoln puppet by Jeanne Flanigan, projections by Lysandra Dial-Meek and Scott Meek, and wigs by Adrian Thompson and Daro. Contemporary Oklahoman coverage appeared November 25 (preview) and December 3 (review, “Learning the Comical Side of American Feats”). Six production photographs survive. Acknowledgments: Renee Reeves, Rose State College Theatre Department, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City Zoological Park, Eugene Earsom of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Betsy Allie, Daro, Tim Goff, Just for Feet Memorial and Penn, Rhonda Clark, Doobie Potter, Mary Jane Bartley, Ruth Charnay, Jeffrey Meeks of Dis Guys Costumes, Marcellus Hankins, Scott Meek, Lysandra Dial-Meek, Bob Bates and Founding Fathers for the Freedom of Speech. Licensed through Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
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