Jip, His Story

"Jip, His Story" was first performed at The Marsh (San Francisco, CA) by Marsh Youth Theatre's MainStage Performance Ensemble, May 2005.  The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performances, specializes in creating new works of theatre, providing artists with an intimate venue and an environment that encourages experimentation. Marsh Youth Theatre, directed by Emily Klion, provides high quality arts education to all interested youth throughout San Francisco.

Based on a novel by Katherine Paterson. It tells the tale of a nineteenth century Vermont boy who was found on the side of the road as a toddler. Due to his dark complexion, he is assumed to be the son of a gypsy and sent to live on a local poor farm. But, when a runaway slave hunter catches sight of him twelve years later, Jip learns the truth about his identity, as well as about the buried racial attitudes of the town in which he was raised.

Cast:

Sheldon/Luke Stevens - Joe Coots*

Mrs. Lyman/Store Owner/Mrs.Stevens - Maggi Heilweil

Jip - Miles Johnson*

Flint/The Stranger/Avery - Ted Yudain

Otis Lyman/Addison/Sheriff - Kenneth Boys*

Putnam "Put" Nelson - Raymond G. Michaud*

Widow Wilkens/Teacher/Jips's Mother - Rosa Curry*

Lucy Wilkens/Narration - Kiera O'Neil*

Jips Father/Narration - Lou Ursone*

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