The Alchemy Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of The Robber Bridegroom. The production will run May 29 through June 14 at The Whisenhunt at Zach Theater, with tickets going on sale in March.

Based on the novella by Eudora Welty, The Robber Bridegroom is a Southern Gothic fairy tale set in the Mississippi frontier. The musical features a book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman, blending folk, bluegrass, and gospel influences with sharp wit and dark romance.

The cast includes:
Taylor Bini as Rosamund; Cameron La Brie as Jamie Lockhart / The Robber Bridegroom; Rachel Pallante as Salome; Matt Kennedy as Little Harp; Kevin Pellicone as Big Harp; Sebastian Vitale as Clement Musgrove; Noah Steele as Goat; Brittany Marino as Goat’s Mother; Kyra Jackson as Airie; Alicia Frias as the Raven; and Tony Nielson as the Landlord.  Musicians include Billy Curtis on Fiddle; Stevie Trudell on Guitar & Banjo and Dr. Ellie Jarrett Shattles leading the team on Keyboard.

The creative team includes:
Michael Cooper (Director), Ellie Jarrett Shattles (Music Director), Noah Wood (Choreographer), Pam Fletcher Friday (Costume Designer), Holly Crowley and Patrick Crowley (Set Designers), Britney Salyer (Props Designer & Fight Coordinator), Kallie Pierce (Sound & Lighting Designer), Sarah-Marie Curry (Intimacy Coordinator), Olivia Dockens (Assistant Stage Manager), Paige Freeman (Graphic Designer), and Marnie Near (Producer).

Press Contact:
Marnie Near
mnear@pfoods.com
www.thealchemytheatre.org

By Dr. Cliff Cunningham

Dr. Cliff Cunningham is a planetary scientist, the acknowledged expert on the 19th century study of asteroids. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. He serves as one of the three Editors of the History & Cultural Astronomy book series published by Springer; and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History & Heritage. Asteroid 4276 in space was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union based in the recommendation of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Dr. Cunningham has written or edited 15 books. His PhD is in the History of Astronomy, and he also holds a BA in Classical Studies.