THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963
Chicago Children's Theatre | Chicago, IL
creative.
Playwrights, Cheryl L. West
Director, WARDELL JULIUS CLARK
Assistant Director, SOPHIYAA NAYAR
creative.
Scenic Designer, ARNEL SANCIANCO
Associate Scenic Designer, SYDNEY THOMAS
Costume Designer, IZUMI INABA
Assistant Costume Designer, ELLY HUNT
Lighting Designer, JASON LYNCH
Assistant Lighting Designer, SHELBI ARDNT
Sound Designer, KEVIN O'DONNELL
Composer, PARIS DOZIER
Properties Designer, MEALAH HEIDENREICH
Projections Designer, SMOOCH MEDINA
Stage Manager, ELIZABETH DAUTERMAN
Assistant Stage Manager, BARRY BRANFORD
Assistant Stage Manager & Youth Supervisor, ALI ENNIS
cast.
STEPHEN ALLEN JR., Byron
BEAR BELLINGER, Dad
IAN PAUL CUSTER, Buphead
JULLIAN GISELLE, Joey
SHARRIESE HAMILTON, Mom
DEANNA REED-FOSTER, Grandma Sands
JEREMIAH RUWÉ, Kenny
LYRIC SIMS, Joey
NELSON SIMMONS, Kenny
TI NICOLE DANRIDGE, Mom, Grandma Sands U/S
MARCUS MOORE, Dad, Byron, Buphead U/S
press.
Chicago Sun-Times. Horrific moment in time tests family bonds in ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’.
Let's Play at ChicagoNow. THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963. A Collision Course with Civil Rights History!
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/a-home-on-the-lake-piven-theatre/Content?oid=47558020
Chicagoland Musical Theatre. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963’ is a tender ode to family, perseverence.
PicksInSix. PicksInSix Review: THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963. SUPERB ENSEMBLE, STORY DRIVE POIGNANT ‘WATSONS’.
Chicago Tribune. Park Forest boy in world premiere of ‘Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963’.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-ent-birmingham-st-0412-story.html
The Crusader Newspaper Group. Chicago Children’s Theatre presents ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’.
https://chicagocrusader.com/chicago-childrens-theatre-presents-the-watsons-go-to-birmingham/
Twiniversity. The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 at Chicago Children’s Theatre Review.
https://www.twiniversity.com/2019/04/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963/
Broadway World. Chicago Children's Theatre Extends THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM.