THE TOTAL BENT
Haven Theatre at The Den Theatre | Chicago, IL
creative.
Book, STEW
Music & Lyrics, STEW & HEIDI RODEWALD
Director, AMANDA BERG WILSON
Assistant Director, IAN DAMONT MARTIN
Music Director, DAVID NEHLS
Assistant Music Director, LEWIS RAWLINSON
Choreographer, BREON ARZELL
Dramaturg, ABHI SHRESTHA
Dialect Coach, ADAM GOLDSTEIN
Casting Director, MARIKA MASHBURN
creative.
Scenic Designer, ARNEL SANCIANCO
Costume Designer, CHRISTINE PASCUAL
Lighting Designer, JASON LYNCH
Sound Designer, DAVID SAMBA
Projection Designer, JOE BURKE
Properties Designer, EMILY BOYD
Fight Coordinator, ERIN RAMSEY
Production Stage Manager, RAZOR WINTERCASTLE
Assistant Stage Manager, CORBIN PAULINO
cast.
BREON ARZELL, Abee
ROBERT CORNELIUS, Joe
GILBERT DOMALLY, Marty
FREDERICK HARRIS, Deacon Dennis
JERMAINE HILL, Deacon Charlie
ERIC LINDAHL, Byron
MICHAEL TURRENTINE, Andrew
musicians.
JOHN AGNO, Percussion
DEREK DULEBA, Guitar
FREDERICK HARRIS, Keyboard 2
JERMAINE HILL, Conductor, Keyboard 1
CHRISTIAN MORENO, Percussion
ROBERT POTSIC, Bass
LARA REGAN, Woodwinds
ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ, Woodwinds
DIEGO SALCEDO, Guitar
RICARDO SANTIAGO, Guitar
KURT SHELBY, Bass
press.
Chicago Tribune. 'The Total Bent' at Haven: Story of father-son musicians with civil rights echoes is the best storefront show of winter.
Chicago Reader. The Total Bent is more than a great musical—it’s great art. It's also a bitingly irreverent satire.
https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-total-bent-haven-theatre/Content?oid=68191578
Buzz Center Stage. IN BATTLE FOR OUR MUSICAL SOULS, THE TOTAL BENT TRIUMPHS.
Chicago Onstage. Weak plot is a soft spot in the otherwise entertaining “The Total Bent”.
https://chicagoonstage.com/weak-plot-is-a-soft-spot-in-the-otherwise-entertaining-the-total-bent/
Picture this Post. Haven Theatre and About Face Theatre present THE TOTAL BENT Review: Gut-Wrenching Father/Son Relationship.
https://www.picturethispost.com/haven-theatre-and-about-face-theatre-the-total-bent-review/
Rescripted. The Gospel Truth in ‘The Total Bent’.