The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

What do we do when we think our government has made a mistake?
In 1846 Henry David Thoreau spent the night in jail for refusing to pay his taxes since his money might be used to support slavery or the Mexican-American War. This famous act of civil disobedience resulted in this script, a play about ideas, political and personal, and about each person’s responsibility to ensure independence and democracy.
February 27 and 28 and March 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and March 1 and 8 at 2 p.m.
Fisher Theater - Ames
Cast
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Waldo - Jeff Mason
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Lydian - Kelly Teitsworth
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Henry - Don Watts
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Mother - Jamie Wood
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John - Colin Morgan
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Bailey - Kyle Foote
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Ball - Timothy Judd
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Ellen - Janae Hohbein
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Sam - Robert Baker
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Edward - Ben Sulzberger
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Williams - Kierre Balark
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Townsperson - Amber Fitzsimmons
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Townsperson - Austin Henshaw
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Townsperson - Kayla Kaufmann
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Townsperson - Brad Pingel
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Townsperson - Ryan Stufflebeem
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Katherine Vickers - Katherine Vickers
Creative Team
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Director - Jane Cox
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Scenic Designer - Jim Trenberth
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Guest Costume Designer - Veronica Skaar
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Lighting Designer - Jim Trenberth
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Stage Manager - Matt Meldrem
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Assistant Stage Manager - Lindsay Allen
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Makeup and Hair Design - Catie Tell
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Sound Designer - Jim Trenberth
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Assistant to the Sound Designer - Kierre Balark
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Photos - Smari
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Assistant to the Lighting Designer - Andrea Wright
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Light Board - Will Rundle
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Sound Board - Andrea Wright
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Projections - Chris King
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Wardrobe - Anna Sunstrom
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Props Master - Carrie Taylor
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Photography - Patrick Gouran
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Program Design - Liese VanderBroek
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Scenic Painter - Brooke Berg
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Poster Design/Publicity Assistant - Devin Miller
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Box Office Supervisor - Brittany James
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Box Office Supervisor - Jamie Quarnstrom
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House Manager - Lindsay Allen
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House Manager - Casey Buenzow
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Technical Director - Emily Brainerd
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Costume Shop Supervisor - Doris Nash
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Secretary - Liese VanderBroek
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Publicity:
Publicity photos and production photos by Patrick Gouran
Poster by Devin Miller
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