Barter Theatre

Event Guide

Table of Contents

Credits

Director's Note

Cast List

Collaborators

Production Crew

Song List

Cast Biographies

Collaborator Biographies

Sponsors

Production Credits

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash

April 12th - May 11th at Barter's Gilliam Stage

Credits

Created by Richard Maltby, Jr.

Conceived by William Meade

Adapted from the Broadway Production by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Jason Edwards

Orchestrations by Steven Bishop and Jeff Lisenby

Additional Arrangements by David Abbinanti

Director's Note

We’ve done several shows here at Barter that celebrate the music that’s come from Appalachia: Keep on the Sunny Side about the Carter family, Man of Constant Sorrow about the Stanley Brothers, Always, Patsy Cline, and many others. The reason we love doing these shows is because they truly celebrate what it means to be from this region: the good and the bad, the beauty and the hardness.

Hardness is a part of Appalachia, and while Johnny Cash was not born in this region, he married into it when he fell in love with June Carter. One of the big reasons why Johnny and his music resonate with us, is because he was real. He had a hard life. He grew up poor, learned to sing gospel songs with his mama, suffered loss, went to jail, battled addiction, and on the other side of that, found his faith and became a champion of the forgotten. He famously played shows in prisons to make sure the incarcerated weren’t forgotten. He founded an SOS Children’s village in Jamaica which provides homes for children who lack parental care. In the words of his daughter, Roseanne Cash, “Johnny Cash was a man whose heart beat with the rhythm of love and social justice.”

The story of Johnny Cash, both sinner and saint, reminds us that it’s never too late to be a good man.

Above all, there is the music. And what all these Appalachian musical stories have in common is this: we have music to lift us above the hardness of our daily lives. Sharing stories through music is unifying, hopeful, and it helps us realize we’re not alone. And today, if only for a couple of hours, we can lift you above the hardness with the music of Johnny Cash, then we’ll know we’ve succeeded in honoring his memory.

- Nicholas Piper, Director of Ring of Fire

Cast List

Peter (guitar)
Peter Oyloe*

Emily (guitar/banjo/fiddle)
Emily Mikesell*

Kim
Kim Morgan Dean*

Ben (bass)
Ben Mackel*

Matt (guitar)
Matt Martin

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.

Understudies never substitute for listed actors unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For the roles of Peter/Matt: Nicholas Piper*

For the roles of Emily/Kim: Kailey Kyle

For the roles of Ben/Matt: Garrett Summitt

Collaborators

Director
Nicholas Piper

Music Director
Dishon Smith

Scenic & Projections Designer
Derek Smith

Costume Designer
Lee Alexander Martin

Lighting Designer
Andrew Morehouse

Stage Manager
Megan Ward*

Producing Artistic Director of Barter Theatre
Katy Brown

*Denotes members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.

Production Crew

Followspot Operator
Natasha Carpenter

Followspot Operator
EJ Freed

Swing Dresser
Timothy Johnson

Wardrobe Supervisor
Beks Knost

Production Assistant
Holly O'Brien

Light Board Operator
L'Via Rodriguez

Sound Board Operator
Bryanna Williams

Song List

ACT ONE

Opening
Country Boy
Daddy Sang Bass
Five Feet High and Rising
Far Side Banks of Jordan
Straight A’s in Love
The Old Rugged Cross
Hey, Porter
Cry, Cry, Cry
I Still Miss Someone
Big River
Oh Come, Angel Band
Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart
Egg Suckin’ Dog
Ring of Fire

ACT TWO

Jackson
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Flesh and Blood
Jackson Reprise
I Walk the Line
Folsom Prison Blues
Man in Black
If I Were A Carpenter
A Boy Named Sue
Get Rhythm
All Over Again
Why Me Lord
I’ve Been Everywhere

Cast Biographies

Emily (guitar/banjo/fiddle)

Peter Oyloe*

Peter (guitar)

Collaborator Biographies

Scenic & Projections Designer

Producing Artistic Director of Barter Theatre

Premier Sponsor

Season Sponsors

Production Sponsors

Production Credits

Ring of Fire was originally produced on Broadway by William Meade, CTM Productions, Bob Cuillo, GFour Productions, and James B. Freydberg

Ring of Fire is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Sunday Momin' Comin' Down
(written by Kris Kristofferson) Published by Combine Music Corp.

All Over Again
(John R. Cash)© 1958 (Renewed) Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) All Rights Administered By Chappell & Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.

Going to Memphis
(John R. Cash)© 1960 (Renewed) Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.

Delia's Gone
(John R. Cash, Karl M. Silbersdorf & Richard Toops) © Song of Cash, Inc.

Folsom Prison Blues
(John R. Cash) © House of Cash, Inc.

Man in Black
(John R. Cash) © Song of Cash, Inc.

I Walk the Line
(John R. Cash)© House of Cash, Inc.

Waiting on the Far-Side Banks of Jordan
(Terry Smith)© 1975 (Renewed) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.

Why Me
(Written by Kris Kristofferson) Published by Resaca Music Publishing Co.

Hey Porter
(John R. Cash) © House of Cash, Inc.

A Boy Named Sue
(Words & Music By Shel Silverstein) TRO - Evil Eye Music, Inc. - ASCAP