The Trip to Bountiful
OFF SALE
Sep 17 – Nov 2, 2014
#TriptoBountiful
All Star Cast!
Bountiful is a heartbreaking but ultimately life-affirming and inspiring tale that examines the fragility of memory and celebrates the enduring power of hope and faith. This exclusive Ahmanson engagement is helmed by Broadway director Michael Wilson, the foremost interpreter of Horton Foote.
It’s the journey—and performance—of a lifetime when Mrs. Carrie Watts sets out to escape the big city and her overprotective family, fueled by the dream of returning to her small hometown of Bountiful, Texas, one last time.
The legendary Cicely Tyson—after a 30-year absence from the stage—reprises her 2013 Tony Award® winning Broadway performance, taking the stage by storm in the critically acclaimed revival of Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote’s American masterpiece. Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood will join Tyson in this exclusive engagement. Tyson and Williams appeared together in the 2013 Broadway production of The Trip to Bountiful, while Tyson, Williams and Underwood all starred in the Lifetime TV version that aired in March.
When Tyson’s infectious Carrie bursts into a treasured hymn, we dare you not to sing along.
Creative Team
Author Horton Foote
Director Michael Wilson
Scenic Designer Jeff Cowie
Costume Designer Van Broughton Ramsey
Lighting Designer Rui Rita
Sound Designer/Original Music John Gromada
Wig Designer Paul Huntley
Make-Up Designer Angelina Avallone
cast
Cicely Tyson
Vanessa Williams
Blair Underwood
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Devon Abner
Wade Dooley
Arthur French
Pat Bowie
Russell Edge
Dalila Ali Rajah
Keiana Richàrd
Duane Shepard, Sr.
Desean Kevin Terry
OFF SALE
September 17 – November 2, 2014
Ahmanson Theatre
Produced in association with ArtsEmerson
The play is set in Houston, Harrison and a country place in Texas March 1953.
The Trip to Bountiful is performed with one 15-minute intermission.