Judges 19 by Ruth Margraff
“You tear my darkness down and / burn me, keep my body warm / You tear my sadness down and burn my bones / To keep your body warm…”
Directed by Katherine Owens
Jan 26 - Feb 2, 2001 at Frontera Fest 2001 Austin TX
and
May 26 – June 9, 2001 at Undermain Theatre
Biblical narrative and reality merge as the Levite’s Concubine from the Bible crosses a threshold into the real landscape of West Virginia. The doomed Concubine meshes with the middle-aged Pearl, who drinks herself into oblivion due to a series of beloved-but-absent Marlboro Men.
Cast and Creatives
Written by Ruth Margraff
Directed by Katherine Owens
Music by Nick Brisco
Designed by
Morgan Rowe-Morris: Lighting Design
Carrie and Stephen Taylor: Set and Properties Design
Happy Yancey: Costume Design
With
Nick Brisco: Levite
Ruth Margraff: Concubine
