Violet at Live Arts

Live Arts in downtown Charlottesville is proud to present the award-winning musical VIOLET, a soaring musical pilgrimage featuring music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics and book by Brian Crawley. Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts, VIOLET follows the captivating journey of a young woman hoping to transform her life on a Greyhound bus journey from North Carolina to Oklahoma in 1964.

VIOLET at Live Arts is presented by Latitude 38 and sponsored by Woodard Properties. The show is directed and choreographed by Perry Medlin with musical direction by Katherine Nies, Graeme Rosner, and Laura Collier. 

CAST

• Mary Catherine Hughes as Violet
• Thad Lane as Flick
• Daniel Hugus as Monty
• Bernadette Moran as Young Vi
• Bruce Young as Father
• Ensemble: Chris Estey, Hillel Finder, Davina Jackson, Jeannie Jones, Bonita Patton, and James Scales

PRODUCTION TEAM

• Perry Medlin, Director/Choreographer
• Mandy Shuker, Production Stage Manager
• Carter Walker, Assistant Stage Manager
• Katherine Nies, Music Direction Team
• Graeme Rosner, Band Leader/Music Direction Team
• Laura Collier, Music Direction Team
• Dan Feigert, Scenic Designer
• Laurence Hugo, Lighting Designer
• Bruce Young, Costume Designer
• Miriam Halpern, Assistant to the Costume Designer
• Maggie Rogers, Props Designer
• Daniel Angell, Sound Engineer
• Daphne Latham, Wigs & Makeup Designer
• Laura Rikard, Intimacy Choreographer

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Authors

• Brian Crawley
• Doris Betts
• Jeanine Tesori
• Whitfield Cook

Tony Awards and Nominations for Violet