Alabama Story
by Kenneth Jones
Directed by Paul Mason Barnes
2018-2019 Mainstage Season
The Story:
A determined librarian and a segregationist senator face off over an innocent children’s book in 1959 Montgomery. Depicting the marriage of two rabbits – who happen to have different-colored fur – the story has Sen. E.W. Higgins calling for a book ban. But even as the pressure mounts, librarian Emily Wheelock Reed refuses to yield to censorship. Inspired by true events, Alabama Story is a stirring testament to free expression.
Creative & Production Staff:
Director: Paul Mason Barnes
Scenic Designer: William Bloodgood
Costume Designer: Dorothy Marshall Englis
Lighting Designer: Kenton Yeager
Sound Designer: Barry G. Funderburg
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle / Katja Zarolinski, McCorkle Casting Ltd.
Stage Manager: Tony Dearing
Assistant Stage Manager: Dora Jane Trenbeath
Cast:
Larry Paulsen (Garth Williams)
Anna O'Donoghue (Lily Whitfield)
Corey Allen (Joshua Moore)
Carl Palmer (Senator Higgins)
Jeanne Paulsen (Emily Wheelock Reed)
Carl Howell (Thomas Franklin)
Sponsorship & Support
St. Louis Public Radio