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                   	   	                       		 			Bud, Not Buddy 		
                		 				by Christopher Paulcurtis 
 		                                                                                      	    adapted by  Reginald Andre Jackson 
                            			 directed by Phyllis E. Griffin 
                                                                                                     Winner of the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award, Bud, Not Buddy follows the journey of a young African-American orphan as he searches for his father. Clues kept in his suitcase lead him to adventures in Depression-era Michigan, where he finds community among a group of jazz musicians and, ultimately, an unexpected sense of home
             			                                                         
                  	March 30, 2009                                     	- May 22, 2009 
                                                                                          DEPAUL'S MERLE RESKIN THEATRE 
                                       (312) 922-1999 
                                   	 	  	                         
                                       	Lucy Sandy (
Momma/Tyla), 
Rashaad Hall (
Bud), 
Jared Lorenzo (
Billy Burns/Lefty/Doug the Thug), 
Nicholas Harper (
Bugs/Todd/Doo Doo Bug), 
Erica Ikeda (
Caseworker/Librarian/Lifeguard), 
Kroydell Galima (
Mr.Amos/Deza’s Dad/Jimmy), 
Mercedes L. Frierson (
Young Momma/Miss Thomas), 
Shannon Matesky (
Deza’s Mom/Steady Eddie), 
Mitchell Duran  (
Jake/Cop/Dirty Deed), 
Jonathan Kitt (Herman C. Calloway/Young Mr. Calloway), 
Loresa Grigsby (
Mrs. Amos/Deza).
The production team includes scenic design by Justin Longnecker, costume design by Ari Fulton, lighting design by Elizabeth Patterson, sound design by Nick Gajary, stage management by Kristen Torgrimson, dramaturgy by Elizabeth Schmesk, and draping/cutting by Vanessa Armand.
                                                                                                                                                             			         
                                                                                                      
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