What a pleasure to work with this ridiculously talented group of people to record John Jiler’s UNDER BIG PINEY today. I’m excited to begin editing their zoom box-shattering performances into a final product, and to share it with the world. Presented by Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, proceeds will benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. Check out the team below, and don’t miss their work streaming online starting June 24th.
TIM BLAKE NELSON - Jacob
GLORIA REUBEN - Deanna
MIKE KELLER - Bobby/Lloyd
RUSSELL JORDAN - Remington/Isaiah
CHRISTA KIMLIKO JONES - Sue Ann/Heather
ABOUT THE PLAY:
Racial and sexual politics collide when an idealistic white man from New York travels to the south to petition for the removal of a Confederate statue. The only problem is, he soon falls in love with the town's conservative Black mayor. The ensuing courtship is chaotic and forces everyone - Black and white - to confront their shared history. Will demolishing the statue heal the town or further divide it?