Production History
The world premiere of every tongue confess was commissioned by Arena Stage in Washington, DC and supported by the Edgerton Foundation Award, a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Research was conducted at Howard University’s Moorland-Spring Archive.
Cast
Jason Dirden as Shadrack
Crystal Fox as Missionary/Tender Meeks
Autumn Hurlbert as Benny Pride
Jim Ireland as Stoker Pride
Leslie Kritzer as Bernadette
Eugene Lee as Elder/Jeremiah
E. Roger Mitchell as Brother/Bobby
Jonathan Earl Peck as Blacksmith
Phylicia Rashad as Mother Sister
Creative Team
Director: Kenny Leon
Assistant Director: Jamil Jude
Dramaturg: Nakissa Etemad
Scenic Designer: Tom Lynch
Costume Designer: Ilona Somogyi
Lighting Designer: Allen Lee Hughes
Sound Designer: Tim Thompson
Composer: Dwight Andrews
Stage Manager: Kurt Hall
Assistant Stage Manager: Keri Schultz
Performance Dates
November 9, 2010 to January 2, 2011
To learn more about the premiere, visit Arena Stage and check out their press release.
The Coppin Repertory Theatre at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD produced a second production of every tongue confess in their 2011-2012 season.
Cast
Mother Sister……………………………………Christian Harris
Blacksmith……………………………………....Phillip R. Burgess
Bernadette Pride………………………………..Derricka Brown
Benny Pride……………………………………..Kevona Woodard
Shadrack………………………………………...Tavon Vinson
Stoker Pride……………………………………..Archie Williams
Jeremiah/Elder…………………………………..Kareem Carpenter
Missionary/Tender……………………………...Tierra Strickland
Bobby/Brother…………………………………..Gaston Horne
Creative Team
Director: D. Wambui Richardson
Set Designer: Kenneth Ellis
Lighting Designer: Allan Sean Weeks
Sound Designer: James A. Brown
Costume Designer: Lynnette Rodgers
Makeup Artist: Antoinette McDonald
Dramaturg: Eugenia Collier
Stage Manager: Tracie Jiggetts
Performance Dates
October 21-24, 2011
Cast
Mother Sister……………………………………Christian Harris
Blacksmith……………………………………....Phillip R. Burgess
Bernadette Pride………………………………..Derricka Brown
Benny Pride……………………………………..Kevona Woodard
Shadrack………………………………………...Tavon Vinson
Stoker Pride……………………………………..Archie Williams
Jeremiah/Elder…………………………………..Kareem Carpenter
Missionary/Tender……………………………...Tierra Strickland
Bobby/Brother…………………………………..Gaston Horne
Creative Team
Director: D. Wambui Richardson
Set Designer: Kenneth Ellis
Lighting Designer: Allan Sean Weeks
Sound Designer: James A. Brown
Costume Designer: Lynnette Rodgers
Makeup Artist: Antoinette McDonald
Dramaturg: Eugenia Collier
Stage Manager: Tracie Jiggetts
Performance Dates
October 21-24, 2011
*Pittsburgh's August Wilson Center for African American presented a third production of Gardley's every tongue confess the following year.
Cast
Chrystal Baker as Mother Sister
Tami Dixon as Bernadette
Les Howard as Jeremiah
Joseph Martinez as Stoker Pride
Vendell Nasir
Hayley Neilsen as Benny Pride
Rico Parker as Shadrack
Jason Shavers
Bria Walker as Missionary/Tender Meeks
Creative Team
Director: Tre Garrett
Scenic Designer: Sean Urbankte
Sound Designer: Eric Smith
Lighting Designer: Christopher Popowich
Performance Dates
March 23 to April 1, 2012
*DISCLAIMER: Information about this production was found in Christopher Rawson's Stage Review of the Pittsburgh production in the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette online.
Cast
Chrystal Baker as Mother Sister
Tami Dixon as Bernadette
Les Howard as Jeremiah
Joseph Martinez as Stoker Pride
Vendell Nasir
Hayley Neilsen as Benny Pride
Rico Parker as Shadrack
Jason Shavers
Bria Walker as Missionary/Tender Meeks
Creative Team
Director: Tre Garrett
Scenic Designer: Sean Urbankte
Sound Designer: Eric Smith
Lighting Designer: Christopher Popowich
Performance Dates
March 23 to April 1, 2012
*DISCLAIMER: Information about this production was found in Christopher Rawson's Stage Review of the Pittsburgh production in the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette online.