====== The Death of Bessie Smith (1973) ======

|  Description | [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Bessie_Smith|The Death of Bessie Smith]] |
|  Date(s) | Friday, September 28 - Saturday, September 29, 1973 |
|  Venue | Fisher Theater, workshop(?) |

The Death of Bessie Smith



===== Director / Conductor =====

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===== Cast / Performers =====

THE CAST\\
(in order of appearance)

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Bernie: A Negro, about forty, thin.\\
Jack: A dark-skinned Negro, forty-five, bulky, with a deep voice and a mustache.\\
The Father: A thin, balding white man, about fifty-five.\\
The Nurse: A southern white girl, full-blown, dark- or red-haired, pretty, cute, with a wild laugh. Twenty-six.\\
The Orderly: A light-skinned Negro, twenty-eight, clean-shaven, trim, prim.\\
Second Nurse: A southern white girl, blond, not too pretty, about thirty.\\
The Intern: A southern white man, blond, well put-together, with an amiable face, thirty.\\

===== Production Staff & Crews =====

| **THE STAFF**  ||
|  Set Design|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Lighting Design|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Costume Design| {{tag>first_last}}|
|  Make-up Design| {{tag>first_last}}|
|  Stage Manager| {{tag>first_last}}|
|  Assistant Stage Manager|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Master Carpenter| {{tag>first_last}}|
|  Master Electrician|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Mistress of Properties |{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Mistress of Costumes| {{tag>first_last}}|
|  Mistress of the House|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Production Secretary|{{tag>first_last}}|
|  Artwork | {{tag>first_last}}|

| **PRODUCTION CREWS** ||
|  COSTUMES| {{tag>first_last first_last}}|
|  LIGHTING| {{tag>first_last first_last}}|
|  SET| {{tag>first_last first_last}}|
|  PROPERTIES| {{tag>first_last first_last}}|
|  MAKE-UP| {{tag>first_last first_last}}|

===== Notes =====

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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There will be two, ten-minute intermissions between acts.

There is NO SMOKING anywhere in the theater.

Funded in part by the Alice F. Bradley Fund.

===== Program =====

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===== Photos =====

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===== Exonian / Plain Dealer articles =====

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