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The Gospel According to James
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The Gospel According to James 304 T h e G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o J a m e s Production History The Gospel According to James was commissioned in 2006 and produced March 22 to April 10, 2011, by the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Janet Allen,artistic director,Steven Stolen,managing director.The production was directed by Chuck Smith. Set design was by Linda Buchanan, costume design by Rachel Anne Healy, lighting design by Kathy A. Perkins, and sound design and original composition by Ray Nardelli. The stage managers were Nathan Garrison and Joel Grynheim. James André De Shields Marie Linda Kimbrough Tommy Shipp Marcus Davis Hendricks Abe Smith Tyler Jacob Rollinson Apples Anthony Peeples Claude Keith D. Gallagher Mary Kelsey Brennan Hoot Ball Christopher Jon Martin Bea Ball Diane Kondrat The Gospel According to James was produced May 14 to June 12, 2011, by theVictory Gardens Theater, Chicago, Illinois, Dennis Začek, artistic director, Jan Kallish, managing director. The production was directed by Chuck Smith. Set design was by Linda Buchanan, costume design by Rachel Anne Healy, lighting design by Kathy A. Perkins, and sound design and original composition by Ray Nardelli. The production stage manager was Tina M. Jach. James André De Shields Marie Linda Kimbrough [34.227.191.136] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 13:28 GMT) T h e G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o J a m e s 305 Tommy Shipp Wardell Julius Clark Abe Smith Tyler Jacob Rollinson Apples Anthony Peeples Claude Zach Kenney Mary Kelsey Brennan Hoot Ball Christopher Jon Martin Bea Ball Diane Kondrat Kelsey Brennan as Mary and Tyler Jacob Rollinson as Abe Smith in the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of The Gospel According to James. Photo by Julie Curry. Marcus Davis Hendricks as Tommy Shipp, Linda Kimbrough as Marie, Keith D. Gallagher as Claude, André De Shields as James, and Kelsey Brennan as Mary in the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of The Gospel According to James. Photo by Julie Curry. André De Shields as James and Linda Kimbrough as Marie in theVictory GardensTheater production of The Gospel According to James. Photo by Liz Lauren. (above) Christopher Jon Martin as Hoot Ball, Linda Kimbrough as Marie, and Diane Kondrat as Bea Ball in theVictory Gardens Theater production of The Gospel According to James. Photo by Liz Lauren. (right) Anthony Peeples as Apples, Tyler Jacob Rollinson as Abe Smith, and Wardell Julius Clark as Tommy Shipp in theVictory Gardens Theater production of The Gospel According to James. Photo by Liz Lauren. 308 T h e G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o J a m e s Characters Marie Caucasian woman, in her late sixties. She’s jumpy, skittish, and doesn’t trust anyone. Mary Marie as a young, somewhat hardened but still trusting twenty-year-old. James African American man on a mission, midsixties. Apples James as a sixteen-year-old youngster who thinks he wants to be a gangster. Abe Smith Nineteen-year-old African American male. More of a lover than a fighter, Abe is well on his way to becoming a man. Tommy Shipp Eighteen-year-old African American male, wannabe gangster. Claude Twenty-one-year-old Caucasian male. He appears to be an all-American boy who likes being a big fish in a small pond. Some believe that he’s Mary’s fiancé. Hoot Ball Mary’s father, who works at the foundry.As he appears in Mary’s memory, he’s forty years old. He’s a working-class man with working-class values. Bea Ball Mary’s mother.As she appears in Mary’s memory, she’s in her late thirties. Note on character ages: It is important that Claude is the oldest of the“River Road Gang,” Tommy, Abe, Claude, and Mary.He is the most mature,the leader,the one calling the shots. Time: 1930 and the early 1980s. Place: Various locations in and around Marion, Indiana. This play is a fictional account inspired by actual events. T h e G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o J a m e s 309 The Gospel According to James A play in two acts For Anna Lee and Sunshine A c t O n e The setting is...