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The Left Hand Singing
Barbara Lebow
Opening Date:
March 20, 2009
Closing Date:
April 11, 2009
In 1964, three idealistic college students prepare to join a Mississippi voter-registration campaign. When they disappear during Freedom Summer, their parents must navigate uncertainty, grief, and the changing world around them. Directed by Terry Veal, Barbara Lebow’s moving historical drama explores courage, family, sacrifice, and the long aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Honey Johnson — Kaicee Mayo
Linda Winnick — Heather Boothby
Wesley Partridge — Collin Andrulonis
Bea Winnick — Misti Pryor
Maddy Johnson — Tyree "Ty" Donato
Rev. John Partridge — Rob May
Claire Partridge — Lana Henson
CREW
Director and set design — Terry Veal
Costume design — Charlotte Rose
Lighting design — Steven Gillmore
Sound design — Steven Gillmore; Terry Veal
Stage manager — Roger Oxford
Lightboard operator — Bob Cross
Sound technician — AmandaNell Bold
Set construction — Steven Gillmore
Scenic artist — Nick Backes
Additional scenic painting — Rhonda Clark
Properties — Rhonda Clark
Running crew — Tom Gibson
Poster and advertising design — Jonathan Siler
Website photography — Rhonda Clark
CST Webmasters — Don Lusk; Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director — Rhonda Clark
Box Office Manager — Vicky Zipf
Technical Director — Steven Gillmore
SPONSORS
Cast sponsor: Vina Showers; Opening-night party sponsors: Jimmy and Darla Hughes and Vina Showers
SPECIAL THANKS
Amy Ackerman; Jon Womastek; Eric Nazim; Jewel Box Theatre
Production Notes
Sixth production of Season 25. Seven-person cast includes all three fictional student activists and four parents. The story draws on Freedom Summer and the 1964 disappearance and murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, but the play’s characters are fictional. Young activists remain in 1964 while the parents age across subsequent decades. The title refers to Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, written for pianist Paul Wittgenstein, and serves as a metaphor for living with loss. Original CST announcement cites Barbara Lebow’s inspiration from civil-rights-memorial coverage and her experience hearing Martin Luther King Jr. speak at a synagogue. Terry Veal directed and designed the set and shared sound design with Steven Gillmore. Supplemental contemporary reports mention two-for-one Thursdays April 2 and 9, and a student/senior matinee April 3 at 10:30 a.m.; original CST page does not establish these details. Claims about specific songs or reviews require source checking. Lana Henson appeared in Sordid Lives (S23); Roger Oxford in The Graduate (S23); Tom Gibson served backstage on A Nice Family Gathering (S25). Ten original photographs credited to Rhonda Clark.
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