JANUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 18, 2023
@ 59E59 THEATERS, THEATER A
in association with CALLIOPE STAGE COMPANY
Narrator – Joél Acosta * (he/him)
Wolf Man – Kristoffer Cusick * (he/him)
Mother Dearest – Erika Rolfsrud * (she/her)
The Eldest – Martin Ortiz * (he/him)
Wee One – Kleo Mitrokostas *† (she/her)
Written by Michael Aguirre † (he/him)
Directed by Sarah Norris ^† (she/her)
Musical Arrangements by Grace Yukich (she/her) & Jennifer C. Dauphinais (they/them)
Movement + Associate Direction by Ashlee Wasmund † (she/her)
Music Direction by Andy Evan Cohen † (he/him)
Casting by Gama Valle † (él/him)
Scenic + Projection Design by Anna Kiraly (she/her)
Costume Design by Kara Branch † (she/her)
Lighting Design by TBA
Sound Design by TBA
Production Stage Manager Madeleine Blossom *† (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager TBA
Wardrobe Supervisor Krista Grevas † (she/her)
† indicates NLTP company member
* indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
^ indicates member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society
ABOUT THE PLAY
It’s the summer of ‘99. The Franco family is taking the Great American Road Trip and getting to know each other along that legendary highway, whether they like it or not.
Accompanied by live music drawn from Carl Sandburg’s American Songbag, an eclectic 1920s anthology of American folk songs, the parents are challenged at every turn by their unpredictable children and soon find themselves detouring into their own childhood memories. History lessons are peppered in as the family careens around America’s iconic landmarks and cultural relics, framed by the familiar music of a bygone era.
One part family comedy, one part musical odyssey, The Greatest Hits Down Route 66 navigates the wide open spaces in our personal and collective histories and the spaces that exist between people — even those we think we know best.
