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Florida Premiere
Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk
By Catherine Bush
Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk
Florida Premiere
Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk
By Catherine BushIn her golden years, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood called her family and said she was “going for a walk.” Conveniently, she forgot to mention her walk was over 2,000 miles and passed 14 states. Set out with nothing but her Keds and her determination, she became the first woman to hike the newly formed Appalachian Trail – alone. Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk follows her true, remarkable adventure, and reminds us that it’s never too late to blaze your own trail.
Warning: Adult Language and Themes
Running Time
90 minutes with a 15-minute intermission
Cast
JEAN TAFLER*
Emma "Grandma" Gatewood
RYAN G. DUNKIN*
P.C. Gatewood, Hugh Caldwell, and Others
FST: Alabama Story, Pictures from Home, Bad Books. NYC credits: Three Sisters, About Love, Seeing Stars, Romeo & Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, Philemon. One woman show: My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories. Regional work features over 30 productions of Shakespeare plays & 10 seasons with Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Highlights: Kiss Me Kate, Jane Eyre, Hannah, Dinner with Friends, Noises Off, Follies, The Heiress and many others with The Asolo, Bay Street Theatre, Public Theatre of Maine, Premiere Stages, River Rep, Snowlion Rep, Geva Theatre, and Stages Rep. Jean will be donning her producer cap this summer taking the play ChipandGus to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. www.jeantafler.com
National Tours: Waitress (Cal) 1st National, The Full Monty (Dave) Buddy Holly Story (Big Bopper) 25th Anniversary cast. Off Broadway: Good News (Beef) Drat the Cat. Regional: A Wonderful Life (Goodspeed) Dirty Blonde (Triad Stage) The Full Monty (Engeman) Camelot (Two Rivers) Forever Plaid. Improv and musical improv all over NYC and LA. TV/Film: Quantum Leap, Law and Order, Killing Lincoln, Bull. Handful of commercials you’ve never seen. Plays many instruments. SAG/AFTRA AEA
Creative
DIRECTOR | Nancy Rominger
COSTUME DESIGN | Julia Hornsby
LIGHTING DESIGN | Kate Landry
SOUND DESIGN | Nicholas Ryan
DIALECT COACH | Paul Meier
STAGE MANAGER | Emilia Hernandez Ciotti*
STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERN | Sage Brown
* Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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