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Production Staff
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Directors: James Fisher, Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal '91
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Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz
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Costume Designer: Laura Conners
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Stage Manager: Todd Perry
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Assistant Stage Manager: Bill Craft
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Cast List
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Narcissa Whitman: Dana Warner Fisher
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Marcus Whitman: Chris Brown '89
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Settlers: Joe Longtin, Julian High '91, Diane Johnson, Todd Perry, Marge Jackson, Phil Jackson, Rob Hartz, Laura Conners
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Jane Prentiss: Jamie Ritchie Watson
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Eliza Spalding: Sue Ann Ford
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Henry Spalding: Ken Osman '89
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Perkins: Aaron A. Spetz
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Sager Children
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Elizabeth: Katy Kirtley
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Matilda: Margriet Kreisher and Lissy Kreisher
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Margaret: Margriet Kreisher and Lissy Kreisher
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Jone: Daniel Fisher
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Mary Anna: Anna Fisher
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Catherine: Anna Stern
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Henrietta: Jessica Rosenberg
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Kimball: Nathan K. Risk '92
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Production Assistance
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Music: Diane Enenbach
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Props: Nathan K. Risk '92
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Lightboard Operator: Andy Goad '90
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Wardrobe Master: Roland E. Morin '91
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Dressers: Geoff Coates '89, Mike Johnston '89
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Sound: Eric Lee '91
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Deck Crew: Roger Brown '90, Richard Graves '92, Terry Blackburn '92
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Graphics: Laura Conners
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This theater piece, crafted after Tam Neville's poems about pioneer woman Narcissa Whitman (1808-1847) continues the Wabash tradition of presenting original stage works. Narcissa Whitman was one of the first two white women to cross the Rockies in 1836. Born in Prattsburg, New York, she attended Emma Willard's Female Seminary and became a school teacher. After marrying Marcus Whitman, Narcissa moved with him to the Pacific northwest as Presbyterian missionaries to the Indians. Surviving unbelievable hardships, Narcissa never saw any of her family again. She wrote letters to her mother and her sister in the form of diary entries. Inspired by this diary, Tam Neville has written moving poems capturing Narcissa's lonely and difficult life. Ms. Neville read some of her Whitman poems at Wabash College during Women's Week 1987-88 and has published her poetry in many periodicals including American Poetry Review, Mademoiselle, Ironweed, and others, as well as many anthologies.
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This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).
