Horton Foote is a singular voice. There is no playwright I know who gets so close to what life actually feels like. His dialogue can appear at first glance like something akin to small talk, but the techtonic plates that are shifting underneath each moment are world altering. There is no one else like him, and nothing else that says so much in the spaces between things. I feel lucky to have been allowed to wrangle with his work, and to sit with what it has to say about home, about America, about family, life and death. I find that I want to be quiet and to let Horton Foote do the talking with his play. I hope it brings you in mind of your own Bountiful and of the people you know who are making the trip alongside you.

- Katy Brown, Director of The Trip to Bountiful

Carrie Watts
Tricia Matthews*

Ludie Watts
Sam McCalla*

Jessie Mae Watts
Hannah Ingram*

Thelma
Libby Zabit*

Roy/Traveler
Vince McGill*

Sheriff
James Hendley

Houston Ticket Man/Traveler
Garrett Summitt

Houston Ticket Man/Traveler
Marissa Emerson

Houston Ticket Man/Traveler
Kaci Deakins, Jacob Nuti, Kailey Kyle, Chris White

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

For the role of Thelma: Marissa Emerson

For the roles of Houston Ticket Man/Traveler: Chris White

Director/Producing Artistic Director
Katy Brown

Scenic Designer
Derek Smith

Costume Designer
Ashley Campos

Lighting Designer
Sage Green

Sound Designer
Brandon Reed+

Assistant Stage Manager
Brady Willis

Stage Manager
Megan Ward*

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

+member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE.

Smith Theatre Wardrobe Supervisor
Chelsea Bannan

Production Assistant
Natash Carpenter

Light & Sound Board Operator
Shawn Martin

Premier Sponsor

Season Sponsors

Production Sponsor

Linda Coffey