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Matthew Bivins, Rick McVey, & Justin Tyler Lewis
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Nicholas Piper & Erin Parker
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Matthew Bivins
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Rick McVey & Justin Tyler Lewis
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Erin Parker
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Matthew Bivins, Justin Tyler Lewis, & Rick McVey
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Justin Tyler Lewis
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Nicholas Piper & Erin Parker
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Rick McVey & Justin Tyler Lewis
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Erin Parker & Rick McVey
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Nicholas Piper, Rick McVey, & Matthew Bivins
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Erin Parker, Matthew Bivins, & Nicholas Piper
Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre
SynopsisApril, 1865. Confederate troops can no longer hold Richmond, and General Robert E. Lee must evacuate his men. The Army of Northern Virginia swings west, beginning “Lee’s Final Retreat.” It is this retreat trail that present-day Beau Weeks and his wife Jenny are following, retracing the steps of Lee’s army in order to investigate Beau’s family history. As General Lee faces the disintegration of his army, Beau and Jenny confront a past that threatens to destroy their marriage. Both Past and Present must decide for themselves what it means to surrender… and what price their willing to pay for Union. |
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Specs
Cast Size: 5 (4m, 1w)
Approximate Run Time: 2h Number of Acts: Two  Script Sample Request RightsProduction History2010 Winner of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and PlaywrightsThe Road to Appomattox was first produced in 2011 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director The Road to Appomattox was produced in 2015 by The Colony Theatre (Burbank, CA), Barbara Beckley, Artistic Director The Road to Appomattox was produced in 2016 by Contemporary Theatre of Dallas (Dallas, TX), Sue Loncar, Producing Artistic Director |
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Casting Notes: The following roles are played by the same actor: Captain Russell/Chip Eberhardt Reviews“…a thoroughly moving and non-judgmental drama… absolute artistry..."Robert McKinney, Bristol Herald Courier
“… fast moving and highly entertaining…”Gary Aday, Washington County News
"A playwright in the purest and noblest sense, and a master of the intelligent word and instinctual deed, Bush has given us a gift of overwhelming depth, feeling and maturity."Radomir Vojtech Luza, nohoartsdistrict.com
"Playwright CATHERINE BUSH has woven together past and present so strongly that her play can bear the weight of war, and so tightly that it can hold the small moments of individual grief."myburbank.com
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Cast Size: 5 (4m, 1w)
Approximate Run Time: 2h Number of Acts: Two Script Sample Request Rights |
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SynopsisApril, 1865. Confederate troops can no longer hold Richmond, and General Robert E. Lee must evacuate his men. The Army of Northern Virginia swings west, beginning “Lee’s Final Retreat.” It is this retreat trail that present-day Beau Weeks and his wife Jenny are following, retracing the steps of Lee’s army in order to investigate Beau’s family history. As General Lee faces the disintegration of his army, Beau and Jenny confront a past that threatens to destroy their marriage. Both Past and Present must decide for themselves what it means to surrender… and what price their willing to pay for Union. |
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Casting Notes:
The following roles are played by the same actor: Captain Russell/Chip Eberhardt Reviews“…a thoroughly moving and non-judgmental drama… absolute artistry..."Robert McKinney, Bristol Herald Courier
“… fast moving and highly entertaining…”Gary Aday, Washington County News
"A playwright in the purest and noblest sense, and a master of the intelligent word and instinctual deed, Bush has given us a gift of overwhelming depth, feeling and maturity."Radomir Vojtech Luza, nohoartsdistrict.com
"Playwright CATHERINE BUSH has woven together past and present so strongly that her play can bear the weight of war, and so tightly that it can hold the small moments of individual grief."myburbank.com
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Production History2010 Winner of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and PlaywrightsThe Road to Appomattox was first produced in 2011 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director The Road to Appomattox was produced in 2015 by The Colony Theatre (Burbank, CA), Barbara Beckley, Artistic Director The Road to Appomattox was produced in 2016 by Contemporary Theatre of Dallas (Dallas, TX), Sue Loncar, Producing Artistic Director |
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Script Sample Request Rights |