Ragtime
Weathervane Playhouse
Akron, OH
Community Theatre
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Terrence McNally
June 15 - July 9, 2023
Show Description:
At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing...and anything is possible. Called "a triumph for the stage," and "the best musical in twenty years," this winner of multiple Tony Awards confronts history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to truly live in America.
Staff and Cast
Director: Joshua Larkin
Musical Director: Steven A. Miller
Cast:
The Little Boy - JACK CLYMIRE
Father - ADAM ALDERSON
Mother - BROOKE LARKIN
Grandfather - IAN HABERMAN
Younger Brother - CONNOR McFALLS
Coalhouse Walker Jr. - BRIAN KEITH JOHNSON (6/16, 6/18, 6/22, 6/24, 6/30, 7/2, 7/6, 7/8) or MICHAEL GAULT (6/15, 6/17, 6/23, 6/25, 6/29, 7/1, 7/7, 7/9)
Sarah - KARINA MORAN
Booker T. Washington - MARK DILLARD
Tateh - MICAH HARVEY
The Little Girl - EMILY SULLIVAN
Harry Houdini - DANE LEE
J.P. Morgan - ROBERT PHILLIPS-BROWN
Henry Ford - PATRICK MICHAEL DUKEMAN
Emma Goldman - HEATHER CULOTTA
Evelyn Nesbit - RACHAEL ARMBRUSTER
Sarah's Friend - JERALD LYNN BEARD
Willie Conklin - SPENCER MORGAN
Ensemble:
SAMANTHA BALAJ-TEOLIS
JAY BOUGHNER
DANE BURKHARDT-KETTWICH
JAMES BOYD, Jr.
ANGIE CALDERONE
ELIJAH CHASE (Matthew Henson)
RICK CORDARO (Grandfather u/s)
MACHIAH DAVIS (Sarah u/s)
ALICIA DIAZ
GERIECE DRONE (Sarah's Friend u/s)
JESSICA EDWARDS
ROSEMARY FITZPATRICK
DeANDRE HAIRSTON-KARIM
JEFFREY HOLMAN (J.P. Morgan u/s)
ISLA HOLMAN (Little Girl u/s)
JULIET HOOKS
NATALIE KASTNER
ANNA LIGGETT (Evelyn Nesbit u/s)
GINA MARAFIOTE
CONNOR MAST (Younger Brother u/s)
SAMANTHA McDEVITT
PAUL MEANS
ALYSA MUSSELMAN
DAN REICHERT
SAMM SCHINKER
EMILY SCHRADER (Mother u/s)
HALLE SHADRAKE (Emma Goldman u/s)
ANGELINA STALLINGS
JACKSON STULAK (Little Boy u/s)
SAMANTHA STULAK
Showtimes:
7:30pm Thursdays
7:30pm Fridays
7:30pm Saturdays
2:30pm Sundays
Health and Safety Guidelines
There are no health and safety guidelines listed for this production.
Content Advisories
Ragtime the Musical contains the presentation and discussion of systemic racism and historical inequities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), immigrants, and women in early 1900s America. It contains the use of racist and offensive language, including hate speech, as well as simulated physical violence and murder as constructed by the playwright and consistent with the intent of the artist. Viewer discretion is advised.
Location:
Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane
Akron, Ohio 44313