Triad Stage

Brother Wolf

May 6 - 25, 2014

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Tue, May 207:30pm
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About

Brother Wolf

An Appalachian Adventure
by Preston Lane with original music by Laurelyn Dossett

In the hills and hollows of the Blue Ridge, good and evil are in constant struggle. Demons lurk in the dark forests and the early pioneers are under constant threat. When the Speerdane family dares to build a church, they awaken the violent monster, Grin Dell. The legendary mountain man, Brother Wolf, arrives to lend a hand and sparks a cycle of revenge that hurtles out of control. In the tradition of the award winning film O Brother Where Art Thou?, Brother Wolf is infused with traditional music and epic storytelling. Featuring performances by acclaimed musicians Laurelyn Dossett and Riley Baugus, the play includes Dossett’s song Anna Lee (Levon Helms’ Grammy Award-winning albums Dirt Farmer and Ramble at the Ryman).

 

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Cast

Enoch / Adger
Ben Apple
Hessie / Gren Dell's Maw
Dori Legg
Hunter / Gren Dell
Scott Pattison
Frank / Brother Wolf / Rattler Man
Chris Raddatz
Vernon / Old Man Speerdane / Old Brother Wolf
David Sitler
Paula / Mabel
Leah Turley
Shadow
Krista Blaser
Shadow
Ashlei Chestnut
Shadow
Jeremy Kuhn
Shadow
Kasey Moorhouse
Musician
Riley Baugus
Musician
Laurelyn Dossett

Creative Team

Composer / Musical Director
Laurelyn Dossett
Costume Designer
Deborah Bell
Lighting Designer
Norman Coates
Sound Designer
David E. Smith
Associate Director
Bryan Conger
Fight Director
Jim Wren
Dialect Coach
Christine Morris
Resident Movement Director
Denise Gabriel
Casting Director
Cindi Rush
Stage Manager
Janine Wochna

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Reviews:

THROUGH 5/25: Triad Stage's Brother Wolf Is a Journey of the Soul
Classical Voice of North Carolina
May 9, 2014

"Triad Stage’s production of Brother Wolf is profound in the most universal way."

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Reviews:

Review- Brother Wolf Offers Forgiveness for Dread and Terror
Camel City Dispatch
May 9, 2014

Brother Wolf is a tremendous achievement in live theater. From the soaring poetry of its language to the subtle grace of the music, The Triad Stage’s second production of Lane’s work does not disappoint in any way. Engaging the intellect and the soul, Brother Wolf is both timely and timeless, and a solid reminder that even in the darkness of our mysterious and primordial past, to be human is to share stories.

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Brother Wolf Starts Strong
Winston-Salem Journal
May 9, 2014

 Brother Wolf is engrossing, thought-provoking, magical and just plain fun.

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News:

Riley Baugus and Laurelyn Dossett Provide the Music for Triad Stage's Production of Brother Wolf
WFDD 88.5
May 8, 2014

 In the hills and hollows of the Blue Ridge, good and evil are in constant struggle. Demons lurk in the dark forests and the early pioneers are under constant threat. So begins the liner for Brother Wolf, the play by Triad Stage Artistic Director Preston Lane. It’s filled with epic storytelling, and outstanding original music composed by acclaimed singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett. Laurelyn says that when Preston first approached her in search of that authentic sounding score for Brother Wolf she said she knew right away it had to sound like Riley Baugus.

Riley is a musician’s musician, and he’s highly sought after for bringing out the best of old time American banjo and song. In fact Billboard Magazine said Riley’s vocals, “…sound like they've been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years." He and Laurelyn will perform live for the duration of the run of Brother Wolf which opens Friday night May 9th at 8:00 PM in Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem.

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News:

Climbing the Appalachian Mountains ... in Winston-Salem
Yes! Weekly
May 7, 2014

 An Appalachian folk story isn’t just told by a fireplace or spread only by the word of twang-laced mouths; it’s also told through song. Celebrating his Appalachian roots once again in the Triad is Preston Lane with his original work, Brother Wolf, which combines epic storytelling and live regional music.

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News:

Brother Wolf: An Appalachian tale reprised in new theater
News & Record/Go Triad
May 1, 2014

When Preston Lane, artistic director at Triad Stage, was asked to expand the regional theater’s programming to the Hanesbrands Theater in Winston-Salem, he looked for a signature piece that best represented the company’s body of work.

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News:

Worth the Drive
O. Henry Magazine
May 1, 2014

Demons roaming the countryside, an act of faith awakening a monster, a stranger lending a hand, a cycle of revenge. If this sounds a little like your high-school English class, you’d be right: It’s Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon epic we all struggled through as teenagers. But the story is reset in the Appalachian Mountains, accompanied by a soundtrack of roots music. And Grendel the monster becomes Grin Dell, while the titular hero is an itinerant preacher named Brother Wolf. And if that name is familiar, you’ll recall it made the rounds several years ago as an original production of Triad Stage.

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Press Releases:

BROTHER WOLF brings an Appalachian folklore adventure to Winston-Salem
April 22, 2014

Written and directed by Preston Lane, with original music and musical direction by Laurelyn Dossett, BROTHER WOLF is set in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, where good and evil are in constant struggle.

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