Violet
Playwrights Horizons
Previews Began: February 14, 1997
Opening Night: March 11, 1997
Closing Night: April 6, 1997
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: Brian Crawley
Book: Brian Crawley
Facially disfigured in a childhood accident, Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Water in the Well………………Violet, Young Vi, Father
Surprised……………………………………………..Violet
On My Way……………………………….Violet, Company
M&Ms……………………………………………..Company
Luck of the Draw……..Father, Young Vi, Violet, Monty,
Flick
Question ‘n Answer…………………………Monty, Violet
All to Pieces…………………………..Violet, Monty, Flick
Let It Sing………………………………………………Flick
Anyone Would Do…………………………..Hotel Hooker
Who’ll Be the One (If Not Me)………………..Radio Trio
Last Time I Came to Memphis…………….Monty, Violet
Lonely Stranger………………………..Music Hall Singer
Lay Down Your Head………………………………..Violet
ACT TWO
Anyone Would Do (Reprise)………….Music Hall Singer,
Almeta, Hotel Hooker
Hard to Say Goodbye…………………………Violet, Flick
Promise Me, Violet…………………..Violet, Monty, Flick
Raise Me Up…………..Preacher, Lula Buffington, Choir
Down the Mountain……Violet, Young Vi, Father, Virgil
Look at Me……………………………………………Violet
That’s What I Could Do……………………………..Father
Surprised (Reprise)………………………………….Violet
Promise Me, Violet (Reprise)………………..Flick, Violet
Bring Me to Light………………………………..Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Stephen Lee Anderson Father
Kirk McDonald Creepy Guy
Bus Driver 1
Radio Singer
Billy Dean
Virgil
Michael McElroy Flicker
Michael Medeiros Leroy Evans
Waiter
Mechanic
Lead Radio Singer
Bus Driver 3
Earl
Cass Morgan Old Lady 1
Hotel Singer 1
Old Lady 2
Paula Newsome Woman with Fan
Music Hall Singer
Mabel
Michael Park Monty
Amanda Posner Young Vi
Roz Ryan Woman Knitting
Landlady
Hotel Singer 2
Gospel Soloist
Lauren Ward Violet
Robert Westenberg Bus Driver 1
Preacher
Rufus
Radio Singer
Bus Driver 4
