SPUNK

CREATIVE TEAM

Patricia McGregor  -  Director
Michael Locher  -  Set Designer
Callie Floor  -  Costume Designer
York Kennedy  - Lighting Designer
Will McCandless - Sound Designer
Paloma McGregor  - Choreographer
Lynne Soffer*  - Dialect/Text Coach
Bryan Dyer - Vocal Coach
Dave Maier  - Fight Consultant
Laxmi Kumaran*  - Stage Manager
Corrie Bennett*  - Assistant Stage Manager
Rebecca Frank  - Assistant Director
Krista Smith  - Assistant Lighting Designer
Cordelia Miller  - Production Assistant

CAST

Aldo Billingslea* - Sweet Back, Joe          
L. Peter Callender* - Sykes, Slang Talk Man        
Margo Hall* -  Delia        
Omoze Idehenre* -  Missie May
Anthony Peterson, A.K.A. Tru - Guitar Man     
Tyee Tilghman*  - Jelly, Slemmons          
Dawn L. Troupe* - Blues Speak Woman    

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ellen & Joffa Dale
Michael & Virginia Ross
Simpson Strong-Tie
Jay Yamada  

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association.          

PHOTOS

Production Photos:

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Set & Costume designs:

Set design by Michael Locher
Costume designs by Callie Floor

Publicity photos:

VIDEO

AUDIO

Here are a couple of original musical compositions by Anthony Michael Peterson, a.k.a. Tru, who plays Guitar Man in our upcoming production of Spunk. These tracks, recorded by Will McCandless, are similar to the original music Tru is adding to Chic Street Man’s already smokin’ score.

Tru’s ukulele ditty
Tru’s acoustic number
Tru on slide guitar

PRESS

"Seven irresistible performers, the primal potency of the blues, and the storytelling wizardry of Zora Neale Hurston weave a blissful magic."
—SF Chronicle


“Everything about this production ... is pitch perfect.”
—Theater Dogs

“Stylishly directed by Patricia McGregor, and performed by a vibrant seven-member cast, each tale emerges an eminently theatrical human drama.”
—SF Examiner


“Zora Neale Hurston is resurrected again.”
—East Bay Express


“A fantastic night of theater that only leaves you wanting more”
—SFist


"The very strong cast ... seem to effortlessly immerse themselves in a long-gone era to vibrantly spin the trio of engaging yarns."
—San Jose Mercury News


“Each story is as affecting as it is entertaining, and the musical interludes between them bring the whole thing together beautifully.”
—The Idiolect

Articles

Read the Spunk program.

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

We believe that every child is different and that parents are best suited to make decisions about the appropriateness of any production for their children. We provide this information to help parents in their decision making.

Spunk contains mature subject matter including themes of love, joy, courting, flirtation, and violence. All the actions are staged in a very stylized way, not graphically or realistically, but the emotional situations will be clear. We hope all families realize that we are presenting these adult stories as life struggles that everyone goes through on their journey to becoming their own self, not to condone difficult or painful behavior. We hope all audiences come away from seeing Spunk with a sense of discovery and joy from participating in the everyday lives portrayed.