The 34th Annual
Summer Musical
Big River,
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn..
Big River is the adaptation of Mark Twain's Adventure of Huckleberry
Finn, with music and lyrics by Roger Miller. Big River is a 7 Tony Award
Winning musical which takes the audience on a journey down the
Mississippi River with Huck Finn and Jim, the adventures along the way
to free Jim are hilarious, suspenseful, and heartwarming, bringing to
life your favorite characters from the novel.
Big River Cast List
Men/Boys:
Huck Finn - Taylor Bridges
Tom Sawyer - John Meredith
Jim - Bryan Rivers
King - John Mackin
Duke - Christopher Carter
Pap Finn - John Hopkins
Young Fool/Hank - James Fouts
Mark Twain/ Doctor - Autrey Pinson
Judge Thatcher/Harvey Wilkes - Ron York
Preacher/ Counselor Robinson/Lafe - Seth Lund
Schoolmaster/ 2nd Man on Skiff - Chase Moore
Andy/Man on Skiff - Shawn Eason
Sheriff Bell - Steve Murphree
Silas Phelps - Will Kennamer
1st Man on a Skiff - Bobby Duling
Tom's
Gang:
Ben Rogers - Russell Leak
Jo Harper - Caleb Smith
Simon - Britt Burns
Dick - Will Lacey
Extras
in Tom's Gang:
Josh Cameron, Alex Tankersle
Boys
Children Company:
Ben Eller, Nicholas Ellis, Hunter Kennamer,
Mont Kennamer
Women/Girls:
Miss Watson - Dianne Creel
Widow Douglas - Martha Tellefson
Strange Woman - Cheryl Mackin
Mary Jane Wilkes - Telisha Montgomery
Joanna Wilkes - Sarah Alexander
Susan Wilkes - Kim Whitaker
Sally Phelps - April Isom-Childers
Townswoman - Leah Smith
4 Tarts
Megan Batchelor, Ellie Covington, Leslie Eason,
Bria Knapp
Girls
Children Company:
Mary Dea Covington, Anna Johnson, Mariah Leach,
Hannah Leach, Katie Lindsey, Holly Scott, Hailey Scott, Sarah Waldrop,
Rachel White
Adult
Company:
Connie Alexander, Amanda Blythe, April Burns,
Susan Gallant, Jana Kennamer, Deborah Prince, Donna Wilhelm
Synopsis:
Big
River is a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn. Set in the 1840s, Big River takes the audience on a journey down
the Mississippi River with Huck Finn and Jim, the slave who Huck helps
escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures
along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to
life your favorite characters from the novel. Their raft is
commandeered by two con artists known as The King and The Duke. Jim is
sold back into slavery, only to be rescued by Huck and his pal Tom
Sawyer. As the journey continues, Huck feels better about protecting Jim
and helping him get to the "free states" to be reunited with his wife
and children. Despite the prejudice of the age, he realizes that it's
all right to stand up for your own beliefs and to respect and care for
someone of a different color.
