The Homecoming
The Homecoming
by Earl Hamner, Jr., adapted by Christopher Sergel
directed by Penny Nash
Nov. 28-Dec. 14, 2024
directed by Penny Nash
Nov. 28-Dec. 14, 2024
Adapted from the book by Earl Hamner Jr. (which was later adapted into the television show The Waltons), the story follows the Spencer family, living at the foot of a Virginia mountain, in the time of the Great Depression. With his father having to take the only available job a long way from home. Clay-Boy is stuck with unusual responsibility for his brothers and sisters and worried because his father is long overdue in getting home. The climactic ending reveals the understanding and strength of a loving family.
Cast |
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| Clay-Boy Spencer | Matthew Kane |
| Olivia Spencer | Nicole Benishek |
| Clay Spencer | Allan Wilson |
| Matt Spencer | Lyall Heywood |
| Becky Spencer | Aislyn Cannon |
| Mark Spencer | Weston Liebeck |
| Shirley Spencer | Blaire Young |
| Luke Spencer | Cohen McDonald |
| John Spencer | Lachlan Hawes |
| Pattie-Cake Spencer | Hattie Koenig-Hall |
| Grandpa Homer | Gary Helmkay |
| Grandma Ida | Lynn Kerr |
| Birdshot | James Gow |
| City Lady | Penny Tryon |
| Charlie Sneed | Bob Bailey |
| Sheriff | Douglas McNichol |
| Ike Godsey | Steve Pollock |
| Reverend Dooly | Johnnie Jordan |
| Young Joseph | Denis Olive |
| Miss Emma Staples | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Miss Etta Staples | Mary Ethel Phelan |
| Townspeople | Nicole Cannon Colson Cannon |
Production Crew |
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| Producers | Valerie Winslow Francine Leblanc |
| Director | Penny Nash |
| Stage Manager | Anna Lindgren-Tanga |
| Asst. Stage Managers | Michelle McNichol Peggy Hallett |
| Set Design &: Chief Carpenter | Grant Buckler |
| Lighting Design | David L. Smith |
| Sound Design | Anthony Kaduck |
| Costume Design | Kasia McRae |
| Costume Assistant | Anne-Marie Kooiman |
| Props | Valerie Ramesar-Smith |
| Hair & Makeup | Nicole Cannon |
| Lighting Operators | James Leslie Lloyd Balme |
| Sound Operator | Tony Groves |
| Children's Co-ordinator | Nicole Cannon |
| Fight Co-ordinator | Glenn Rea |
| Set Construction | Bob Brooks James Gow Lorna Jodoin Douglas McNichol Dave Oliver Wayne Orr Liz Schell Allan Wilson John Woollett |
| Set Painting | Grant Buckler James Gow Wayne Orr Caz Petrie Bernd Steglich Jay Steglich John Woollett |
| Lobby/Digital Program Photography | Tim Fort |
| Archival/Promotional Photography | Grant Buckler |
| Poster Design | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Lobby Art Curator | Kingston School of Art |
| Front of House Co-ordinator | Cindy Chappell |