Beautiful Agitators
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Directed by Jennifer Welch
"Beautiful Agitators" was produced in partnership with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Mississippi Today, and the Clarksdale Collective.
Special Thanks: Crossroads Cultural Arts Center, Chandra Williams, Carnegie Public Library, Jessie M. James, Delta Arts Alliance, the Porch Society, Alva Norphlet, Eddie “Smitty” Smith, Dr. Jimmy Wiley, Earl Gooden, Aaron McClinton, Zedric Clayton, Ann Williams, Robert Pigee, Ann Rutledge, Chuck Rutledge, Bubba O’Keefe, Shonda Warner, Leah Mahan, the Alliance for Media Arts & Culture
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CAST
Vera Pigee.............................................................Tarra Rhymes Slack
Steve Abraham..........................................................Charles Coleman
Bertha Johnson..............................................................Ruby Jackson
Nick Norphlet...............................................................Nick Houston
Paul Pigee......................................................................Brian James
Mary Jane Pigee.............................................................Jessica James
Wilma Jones...................................................................Layla Young
Aaron Henry......................................................................Kerry Lee
Chief Collins...........................................................Don Allan Mitchell
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director................................................................................Jennifer Welch
Playwright.......................................................................Jessica James
Playwright.......................................................................Charles Coleman
Playwright.......................................................................Nick Houston
Playwright.......................................................................Aallyah Wright
Assistant Director......................................................Charles Coleman
Sound Operator..........................................................James "J" Griffin
Sound Design.................................................................Jon Bernson