Ballad Hunter
The story takes place in an isolated Appalachian mountain community at the height of the Great Depression in 1937. There is a household of three women struggling to survive in a threadbare rural wooden cabin replete with a stone fireplace and little else. It is a dreary desolate world without men – in what was once a vibrant coal mining town that literally burned up when there was a fire in the mine and all of the men died. In this all-female milieu, Hetty, the eldest, mother to Gussie, and grandmother to Lotta, is convinced they are cursed as everything around them is inexplicably dying.
Gussie – Liz Herron
Lotta – Jennifer Bowman & Eleanor Zeddies
Cecil – Rick Fitzgerald
Hetty – Gwen Van Dam
Buzzy – Carl J. Johnson
Understudies – Sylvia Little, Shaun O’Hagan, Tripp Pickell & Kelly Warren.
Director – Marci Hill
Set Design – Desma Hill
Lighting Design – David Flad
Sound Design – Wav Magic
Costume Design – Curtis C
Prop Design – Joe Hart
Dialect Coach – Linda de Vries
Hair & Make-Up Design – Nancee Waterhouse
Lead Set Construction – Shaun O’Hagan & Tripp Pickell
Supervising Producers – Anna Carli & Kelly Godfrey
Assistant Director – Matt Kirkwood
Production Stage Managers – Cynthia Ava, Steve Reisberg & Bettina Zacar
“The play’s beauty lies in its atmospheric portrait of a place on the brink of something… vividly cinematic staging… the sensitive, nuanced performances are the largest part of his production’s appeal.” – LA Weekly
“The Road Theatre Company is on a roll with their new production… a show that resonates with penetrating insight… an interesting commentary on human nature – it is definitely our critic’s pick this week…” – Kaleidoscope Radio Magazine
“… a rich theatrical experience… by the end of the evening we have an understanding of the unique power of the feminine and the amazing strength of the human spirit…” – Nitelife Magazine
“… Ballad Hunter gets a bang-up production at NoHo’s Road Theatre…” – Daily News
“The Road Theatre Company has done it again! This beautiful theatre in the NoHo Arts District has consistently brought us the best in entertainment making it a joy to attend their productions.” – NoHo News
