PRAIRIE
PHASE 1
Devised and performed at The Aris Project, Summer 2018
Written and created by BAILEY LEE with CRICKET BROWN.
Featuring CRICKET BROWN and BAILEY LEE as HOT AND ANOTHER BONNET,
and THE FAMILY: COLEMAN RAY CLARK, GRACEY FALK, CHRIS HOLTKAMP,
MADDIE MILLIGAN, DYER RHOADS, and CHRISTIAN THOMASON.
PHASE 2
Devised and performed at Lincoln Center Education (LCE), 2019
Calico dresses, open skies, and a rotting foundation… Prairie juxtaposes the homesteaders of the 1860s and the gentrifiers of today. Part play, part concert, this devised theater piece explores what it means to take up space, ride on the American dream, reckon with the ghosts of the past and confront the frontier of a problematic present.
CREATIVE TEAM
Written and Created by BAILEY LEE with CRICKET BROWN, COLEMAN RAY CLARK, JAMIE DAWSON, and JAEVON WILLIAMS.
Sound and Projection Designer: COLEMAN RAY CLARK
Costume Designer: KEYON WOODS
Lighting Designer: CHRISTOPHER ANNAS-LEE
Sound Consultant: ASHTON MICHAEL COREY
Production Stage Manager: DEVIN FLETCHER
Performed by CRICKET BROWN, JAMIE DAWSON, BAILEY LEE, and JAEVON WILLIAMS.
MADE POSSIBLE BY
The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellowship, a six-month residency at Lincoln Center Education, supports recent graduates of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as they further develop their artistry, cultivate their skills as teaching artists, and build a network to launch their careers in New York City. Come see their original artistic work in LCE’s Clark Studio Theater in this free performance series.
The Kenan Fellowships at Lincoln Center are endowed by The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust and administered by The University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ Office of Student Affairs in partnership with the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts.