Bright Star

Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the 1920s and ’40s. When Alice Murphy, the brilliant editor of a southern literary journal, meets Billy Cane, a soldier just home from World War II, they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tight in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

CAST

Alice Murphy – Ashton Botts
Billy Cane – Nathan Bills
Daddy Cane – Matt Walberg
Margo – Willa Walberg
Max – Christopher Morgan
Florence – Sharon Johnson
Edna – Cassandra Pettigrew
Darryl – Tyler Hileman
Lucy – Patty Whitlock
Mama Murphy – Peggy Mall
Daddy Murphy – Charles Christesson Jr.
Mayor Dobbs – Reed Uthe
Jimmy Ray Dobbs – Austin Stang
Stanford – Jonathan Arnold
Dr. Norquist – Andrew Ramaley
Government Clerk – Valerie Knott
Well-Dressed Woman – Kelli Mattison

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Julie Ewing
Music Director – Ashley Jones
Choreographer – Carolyn Braverman
Stage Manager – Matt Pollock
Asst. Stage Manager/Asst. Costumer – Jade Almsberger
Lighting Designer – Philip Leonard
Sound Designer – Joshua Finch
Set Designer – Ken Schmidt
Set Contruction/Props Designer – Alisha Morris
Costume Designer – Heather Stewart
Sound Board Operator – Brittany Becker
Set Builders – Ella Amos, Nora Bishop, Brandon Heflin, Emily Heflin, Kayli Kimerer, Sheridan Sears, Nicholas Sibert

BAND

Guitar – Colvin Hooser
Banjo – Jay Kassen
Mandolin – Mike Stewart
Mandolin Sub 9/7 – David Ludwick
Fiddle – Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles
Piano – Jonnie Brice
Cello – Kieran Ojakangas

Bass – Andrew Ramaley

Drums – John Gilmore