BEFORE THE SCREAM Cast & Credits 2024

RUN RAGGED

Dedicated to hard working women everywhere

Choreography - Heather Maloy

Music - Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

Lighting Design - Erik McDaniel, adapted by Joshua Paul Weckesser

Costume Design - Heather Maloy

Betsy Ann Lucas

Jeff Ewing, Lelo González, Garret McNally, Morgan Stillman

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STAYED ON FREEDOM (World Premiere)

Choreography - Heather Maloy

Lighting Design - Joshua Paul Weckesser

Costume Design - Heather Maloy & Becky Ewing

Music - Woke Up This Morning, performed by Resistance Revival Chorus

Lelo González

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SATTO (Wind Dance)

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In SATTO (Wind Dance), the intensity of the dancers’ movements celebrates the powerful elements in nature that come together harmoniously. Delicate and precise partnering creates an atmosphere that represents an encounter between the wind and a leaf. With a distinctive Japanese style, the pas de deux is propelled by the music of Katsutoshi Nagasawa and Chip Davis.

SATTO (Wind Dance) was premiered by the North Carolina Dance Theatre on October 13, 1983. This performance of SATTO (Wind Dance) is presented in accordance with The Salvatore Aiello Trust, Jerri Kumery, Curator - © 1983, The Salvatore Aiello Trust

Choreography - Salvatore Aiello

Staged by Christopher Bandy, Heather Maloy and Jerri Kumery

Music - Katsutshi Nagasawa/ Chip Davis

Lighting Design - Randall Henderson, adapted by Joshua Paul Weckesser

Costume Design - Evelyn Miller

Azusa Okamoto & Morgan Stillman

- 15 Minute Intermission -

BEFORE THE SCREAM (World premiere)

Before the Scream, inspired by Edvard Munch’s iconic masterpiece “The Scream”, is dedicated to the many inconsequential moments in life that annoy us. It is not until an event of great magnitude arises that we can look back and see the inherent beauty in the everyday, even when it makes us want to scream.

Choreography - Heather Maloy

Choreographic Assistants - Christopher Bandy and all of the dancers, w/ special thanks to Jeff Ewing for going above and beyond

Lighting and Projection Design - Joshua Paul Weckesser

Costume and Prop Concepts by - Heather Maloy

Costume Design - E. Scott Thompson

Costume Team - E. Scott Thompson, Becky Ewing and Nikki Harada

Props Created by - Cameron Domnick and Monica Kepins

SCENE 1 - EVERY DAY

Music - The Last Bird, by Zoe Keating

Gianna DeMassio, Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Darcy McLoughlin, Garret McNally, Azusa Okamoto, Morgan Stillman

SCENE 2 - the milkshake

Sound Collage by Heather Maloy

Morgan Stillman

SCENE 3 - the kiss

Music by Circus Contraption

Cecily Khuner & Garret McNally

SCENE 4 - new shoes

Music by Adam Matta

Special Coaching and Input by B-Boy Extraordinaire Zax Milkereit

Jeff Ewing

SCENE 5 - A MOMENT IN THE SHOWER

Sound Collage by Heather Maloy

Garret McNally

SCENE 6 - for the love of BALLOONS

Music by Henry Mancini

Florrie Sésé Geller

Gianna DeMassio, Jeff Ewing, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Darcy McLoughlin, Garret McNally, Azusa Okamoto, Morgan Stillman

SCENE 7 - noise

Sound Collage by Heather Maloy

Azusa Okamoto

Gianna DeMassio, Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Darcy McLoughlin, Garret McNally, Morgan Stillman

SCENE 8 - the sneak

Music by Vaco and John Lorca

Lelo González w/ Darcy McLoughlin

SCENE 9 - pizza

Music by Luigi Denza, performed by Luciano Pavarotti

Jeff Ewing, Betsy Lucas, Garret McNally

SCENE 10 - the scream

Sound Collage by Heather Maloy, Utilizing Layers of Music by Michael Gordon, Kronos Quartet and Petri Kuljuntausta

Morgan Stillman

Gianna DeMassio, Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Darcy McLoughlin, Garret McNally, Azusa Okamoto

- 15 Minute Intermission -

second line

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Choreography - Heather Maloy

Lighting Design - Erik McDaniel, adapted by Joshua Paul Weckesser

Costume Design - Heather Maloy, realized by Leslie Lambrecht

GATHER BY THE RIVER

Music - Davell Crawford

Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Garret McNally, Azusa Okamoto

backwater blues

Music - Irma Thomas

Azusa Okamoto

Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Garret McNally

yes we can

Music - Allen Tousaint

Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Betsy Lucas, Azusa Okamoto

john the revelator

Music - Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Cecily Khuner & Garret McNally

a prayer for new orleans

Music - Charlie Miller

Jeff Ewing

brother john is gone

Music - Wild Magnolias

Jeff Ewing, Florrie Sésé Geller, Lelo González, Cecily Khuner, Betsy Lucas, Garret McNally, Azusa Okamoto

A Second Line is the term used for the parade of dancers who follow the band in a New Orleans jazz funeral procession.

This work was created in 2008 as a tribute to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Faced with unimaginable devastation, the residents of New Orleans looked to music and dancing for comfort and inspiration. Mardi Gras went on as always, and the music never stopped.

During the creation of this work, I lost a dear friend and mentor who, unbeknownst to me, had always wanted a Second Line funeral. This piece took on a double meaning and will forever be my homage to the exuberant spirit of this remarkable artist and father of Asheville’s River Arts District.

John Payne, this is for you.