Gleam

By Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner
Based on Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston
Directed by Marion McClinton
Jan 4–Feb 5, 2012 

At 16, Janie faces a marriage of convenience and a life of quiet drudgery. Instead, she embarks on a journey that brings successes and losses enough for several lifetimes—a passage to fulfillment so singular that it manages to speak for all of our dreams. This soaring saga brings to life the vivid characters of Zora Neale Hurston’s beloved novel, a shining jewel of the Harlem Renaissance by one of America’s literary giants.

This production runs approximately two hours and five minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.

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MEDIA PARTNER

The Cast

in alphabetical order

Artistic Team

Axel Avin, Jr*
Jody Starks/Ed Dockerty

Stephanie Berry*
Pheoby Watson

Marion McClinton
Director

David Gallo Scenic
Designer 

Brooks Edward Brantly*
Tea Cake 

Thomas Jefferson Byrd*
Logan Killicks/Sam Watson

ESosa
Costume Designer

Michael Wangen
Lighting Designer

Christiana Clark*
Janie

Erik LaRay Harvey* 
Hezekiah/Sop-de-Bottom 

Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
Original Music and Sound Designers 

Gavin Witt
Dramaturg

Tonia M. Jackson*
Lulu Moss/Nanny 

Celeste Jones*
Daisy Blunt/Nunkie

Lewis Shaw
Fight Choreographer 

Evamarii Johnson
Dialect Consultant

Gavin Lawrence*
Amos Hicks/ Johnny Taylor/Lias

Jaime Lincoln Smith*
Lige Moss/Bootny

Pat McCorkle
Casting Director 

Laura Smith*
Stage Manager

Captain Kate Murphy* 
Assistant Stage Manager

Raine Bode*
Assistant Stage Manager