Bright Star

November 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15 & 16, 2024

Music and Lyrics by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Book by Steve Martin

Synopsis:  Bright Star is the story of one woman at two different points in her life: the first, when she is a wild young thing growing up barefoot and carefree in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina; the second, when she is a well-to-do magazine editor in Asheville, 22 years later. Her story is inevitably woven with that of an idealistic young man named Billy, with whom she shares a mysterious connection. An uplifting story of family and romance.

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CAST

Alice Murphy: Perry Albert
Jimmy Ray Dobbs: Koda Mehalba
Billy Cane: Conor Long
Margo Crawford/Ensemble: Morgan Kaplan
Lucy Grant/Ensemble: Rebecca Tobin
Mayor Dobbs: Brian Bakofen
Mama Murphy: Jamie Cook
Daddy Murphy: Kenny Kelleher
Daddy Cane: Ian Flynn
Daryl Ames/Ensemble: Justin Callanan
Florence/Ensemble (Alice u/s): Sophia Samaha
Edna/Well-dressed Woman/Ensemble: Juliette McClendon
Max/Ensemble: Ryder Nguyen
Dr. Norquist/Stationmaster/Ensemble (Billy u/s): Addie Pates
Stanford Adams/Ensemble: Gina Pasciuto
Female Swing: Brenny O’Brien
Male Swing: Peter Daly

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CREW

Director/Choreographer: Ilana Ransom Toeplitz
Music Director: Bethany Aiken
Assistant Director: Katra Laidlaw
Producer: Lori Shaer
Assistant Producer: Isabel Spitalney
Stage Manager: Charles Waite Clay
Assistant Stage Manager: Caitlin Faria
Assistant Choreographer: Lexi Feldman
Technical Director: Paul O’Shaughnessy
Set Designer/Master Carpenter: Hannah Friedman & Michael Wagner
Set Dressing: Samantha Moon
Lighting Designer: Oakley Walker
Sound Designer: Mike McHugh
Props Designer: Lisa Andrews
Costume Designer: Maria-Renee Herman
Hair Designer: Cara Guappone