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SOJOURNER
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The runtime for this performance is 90 minutes with a 10-minute intermission.
Cast and crew
Sojourner Truth: Zuhairah
Zuhairah is the recipient of the 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Award, where she worked with Broadway Tony Award Winning Director Jerry Zaks. She has worked with Academy Award Nominee Colman Domingo Woodie King Jr, Golden Globe winner Regina Taylor, Steve Broadnax III. She studied under Uta Hagan, Ossie Davis, H. German Wilson.
She originally hails from Brooklyn NY. She is the Artistic Director of First World Theater & Associate Artist with Town Street Theatre in LA; she's an Award-winning director.
Some Regional Credits:
Curio Theatre (Sojourner), Arden Theatre (Intimate Apparel) Fulton Theatre (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Bristol Riverside Theatre (Gin Game) Azuka Theatre (An Army of Lovers)
National Black Theatre Festival (Sojourner) Wilma Theatre (Fat Ham) People's Light Theater (DOT) Theatre Horizon (Sandblasted)
Arden Theatre (Gem of the Ocean, Barrymore Nominated, Radio Golf, Street Car Name Desire) Hedgerow Theatre (Good Grief) Arena Stage (Sojourner) Quintessence Theater (Flyin West, Barrymore Insight Award, Rachel, Camille) Theatre in Prospect Park (The Seagull) New Federal Theatre (Gutta Beautiful, Most Dangerous Man) Negro Ensemble Company ( First Breeze of Summer, Colored People's Time) Freedom Theatre ( Trick the Devil)
Awards: LA Film Festival Outstanding Supporting Actress, Broadway Regional Best Supporting Actress, Barrymore Nominated Outstanding Direction of a Play, Barrymore Award Outstanding Choreography, Barrymore Outstanding Overall of a Play, Most Distinguished Director, Legacy Trailblazer Award, Actor's AEA Encore Award, DC Excellence Black Theatre Award(3x), The Black Arts for Social Change, The Image Award.
I dedicate all my performance to my parents, and Woodie King Jr the Icon, The King of theatre who has joined the ancestors, and to all who are fighting against this system...AMANDELA!
Much Love to my daughter and daughter-in-law, family and friends.
www.sojournerthetruth.org/ Instagram @zuhairahmcgill
Stage Manager/ Production Manager: Celia HuttonJohns
Celia HuttonJohns (she/her) is a Philly based stage manager and NYT strands enthusiast. In her free time, she can be found listening to The Life of a Showgirl and watching Eagles games. Credits include Poor Judge (Pig Iron Theatre Company), Amsterdam (Theatre Ariel), Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, The Thanksgiving Play, Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, and The Complete Deaths (Curio Theatre Company), SPEECH (Lightning Rod Special), and The Taming! and Pericles: Prince of Tyre (Shakespeare in Clark Park).
Drummers: Karen Smith and Michael Blount
Mike Hagan: Voice of Henry Fowler, Massa Dumont and Klansman.
Brian Anthony Wilson: Voice of Frederick Douglas.
Susan Wefel: Voice of Mrs. Neely.
Ellen Barker: Other female voices.
Box Office Manager: Lauren Kuerschner
Director: Gay Carducci is a founding member of Curio and Managing Director.
Set and Lighting Design: Paul Kuhn is a founding member of Curio and Artistic Director.
Sound and Projection Design: Damien Figueras
Damien Figueras is an 8-time Barrymore nominated artist. Recent credits include: Party Face (Off-Broadway, NY City Center), Penelope (Theatre Horizon/PSF), Wishing to Grow Up Brightly (Theatre Horizon), Falsettos (Arden Theatre Company), Peter and the Starcatcher (Delaware Theatre Company), Iphigenia in Splott (Inis Nua Theatre), Cabaret (Bristol Riverside), Nichos (Esperanza Arts Center), Beehive (Walnut Street Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (1812 Productions), Winter Wonderettes (Gulfshore Playhouse), A Hit Dog Will Holler (Azuka Theatre), Kiss (Wilma Theatre), Topdog/Underdog (Passage Theatre). In addition to his design work, Damien is the Production Manager for Wolf Performing Arts Center. As always, he would like to dedicate his work to the memory of his mother. www.DFigueras.com
Costume and Prop Design: Aetna Gallagher is a founding member of Curio and Associate Artistic Director.
A very special thank you for their help with this production
Salim Bengazi, John Bellomo and John Gallagher.
Zuhairah is the recipient of the 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Award, where she worked with Broadway Tony Award Winning Director Jerry Zaks. She has worked with Academy Award Nominee Colman Domingo Woodie King Jr, Golden Globe winner Regina Taylor, Steve Broadnax III. She studied under Uta Hagan, Ossie Davis, H. German Wilson.
She originally hails from Brooklyn NY. She is the Artistic Director of First World Theater & Associate Artist with Town Street Theatre in LA; she's an Award-winning director.
Some Regional Credits:
Curio Theatre (Sojourner), Arden Theatre (Intimate Apparel) Fulton Theatre (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Bristol Riverside Theatre (Gin Game) Azuka Theatre (An Army of Lovers)
National Black Theatre Festival (Sojourner) Wilma Theatre (Fat Ham) People's Light Theater (DOT) Theatre Horizon (Sandblasted)
Arden Theatre (Gem of the Ocean, Barrymore Nominated, Radio Golf, Street Car Name Desire) Hedgerow Theatre (Good Grief) Arena Stage (Sojourner) Quintessence Theater (Flyin West, Barrymore Insight Award, Rachel, Camille) Theatre in Prospect Park (The Seagull) New Federal Theatre (Gutta Beautiful, Most Dangerous Man) Negro Ensemble Company ( First Breeze of Summer, Colored People's Time) Freedom Theatre ( Trick the Devil)
Awards: LA Film Festival Outstanding Supporting Actress, Broadway Regional Best Supporting Actress, Barrymore Nominated Outstanding Direction of a Play, Barrymore Award Outstanding Choreography, Barrymore Outstanding Overall of a Play, Most Distinguished Director, Legacy Trailblazer Award, Actor's AEA Encore Award, DC Excellence Black Theatre Award(3x), The Black Arts for Social Change, The Image Award.
I dedicate all my performance to my parents, and Woodie King Jr the Icon, The King of theatre who has joined the ancestors, and to all who are fighting against this system...AMANDELA!
Much Love to my daughter and daughter-in-law, family and friends.
www.sojournerthetruth.org/ Instagram @zuhairahmcgill
Stage Manager/ Production Manager: Celia HuttonJohns
Celia HuttonJohns (she/her) is a Philly based stage manager and NYT strands enthusiast. In her free time, she can be found listening to The Life of a Showgirl and watching Eagles games. Credits include Poor Judge (Pig Iron Theatre Company), Amsterdam (Theatre Ariel), Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, The Thanksgiving Play, Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, and The Complete Deaths (Curio Theatre Company), SPEECH (Lightning Rod Special), and The Taming! and Pericles: Prince of Tyre (Shakespeare in Clark Park).
Drummers: Karen Smith and Michael Blount
Mike Hagan: Voice of Henry Fowler, Massa Dumont and Klansman.
Brian Anthony Wilson: Voice of Frederick Douglas.
Susan Wefel: Voice of Mrs. Neely.
Ellen Barker: Other female voices.
Box Office Manager: Lauren Kuerschner
Director: Gay Carducci is a founding member of Curio and Managing Director.
Set and Lighting Design: Paul Kuhn is a founding member of Curio and Artistic Director.
Sound and Projection Design: Damien Figueras
Damien Figueras is an 8-time Barrymore nominated artist. Recent credits include: Party Face (Off-Broadway, NY City Center), Penelope (Theatre Horizon/PSF), Wishing to Grow Up Brightly (Theatre Horizon), Falsettos (Arden Theatre Company), Peter and the Starcatcher (Delaware Theatre Company), Iphigenia in Splott (Inis Nua Theatre), Cabaret (Bristol Riverside), Nichos (Esperanza Arts Center), Beehive (Walnut Street Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (1812 Productions), Winter Wonderettes (Gulfshore Playhouse), A Hit Dog Will Holler (Azuka Theatre), Kiss (Wilma Theatre), Topdog/Underdog (Passage Theatre). In addition to his design work, Damien is the Production Manager for Wolf Performing Arts Center. As always, he would like to dedicate his work to the memory of his mother. www.DFigueras.com
Costume and Prop Design: Aetna Gallagher is a founding member of Curio and Associate Artistic Director.
A very special thank you for their help with this production
Salim Bengazi, John Bellomo and John Gallagher.
