2012-2013 Theatrical Season

Main Stage

“BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY”

Written by Pearl Cleage
Directed by Hope Alexander

March 30 & 31, 2012 (Friday and Saturday)
LOCATION: Tennessee Valley Theatre, Spring City, TN

April 20 — 22, 2012 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
LOCATION: Barking Legs Theatre

Friday, April 20 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21 - 3:00 p.m. (matinee), 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 22 - 4:00 p.m. (matinee)

Tickets go on sale Monday, Mrch 12

Set in Harlem during the Great Depression, Blues is largely about hopeful dreams in hopeless times. All five characters within the play are trying to find a way to keep their dreams of love, career and service alive in a time of great economic and emotional despair.

Angel (Ikeko Bass), is a homeless, self-centered, out-of-work chanteuse who fuels her agony with alcohol and relies on charm, sex appeal and blatant manipulation to get what she needs from those around her. That includes her flamboyant gay best friend, Guy (LaFrederick Thrilkill), an unemployed costume designer who takes care of Angel even as he dreams of dressing legendary performer Josephine Baker in his original creations.

There's also jovial, big-hearted Sam (D'wayne Gardner), a local doctor who works long hours at the hospital and spends his limited spare time helping Guy's pretty, young social worker neighbor, Delia (Darlene Babbs), to establish an abortion clinic. And then there's the towering Leland (Jeffery Pinkerton), a devout, conservative Christian, recently widowed, who sees

CAST

Angel-------------Ikeko Bass
Guy---------------LaFrederick Thirkill
Delia--------------Darlene Babbs
Leland-----------Jeffery Pinkerton
Sam---------------D'wayne Gardner