WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
Gun & Powder
Inspired by a true story, make way for the sisters Clarke in a dynamic, moving and inspiring world premiere musical of notorious outlaws who ruled the Wild West.
To help their mother settle a sharecropper debt, Mary and Martha Clarke—African American twins—pass themselves as White to seize the funds by any means necessary. However, their bond of sisterhood is tested when they fall in love with two very different men, one Black, the other White.
Award-winning director Robert O’Hara (Broadway’s Slave Play) makes his Signature debut in this soaring musical that examines race, family and identity with two electrifying women who went from farm girls to legends with gun and powder.
Discussion Nights February 18 & 19, 2020
Pride Night February 7, 2020
Running time approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.
Contains theatrical haze, one gunshot and two instances of guns pointed at audience (but not shot).
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Sponsored by Deborah G. Gandy and Wells Fargo
Gun & Powder was a recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater and developed through the SigWorks: Musical Theater Lab at Signature Theatre.
New work at Signature Theatre is sponsored by Dan & Gloria Logan with additional support from The Reva & David Logan Foundation
Gun & Powder is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and is sponsored, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Virginia Humanities
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Closed Captioning available at every performance of our mainstage shows via the free GalaPro App
Press Reviews
A marvelously sung world premiere.. Fresh and exciting
Hands down one of the best musicals I’ve seen in the past decade
Literally a perfect theatrical experience
Cast Members
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Montel Butler
Swing
Creative Team
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Book & Lyrics by
Angelica Chéri
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Music by
Ross Baum
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Directed by
Robert O'Hara
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By Special Arrangement with
Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez & Fiona Rudin
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Musical Direction by
Darryl Ivey
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Choreography by
Byron Easley
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Scenic Design by
Jason Sherwood
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Lighting Design by
Alex Jainchill
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Costume Design by
Dede Ayite
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Sound Design by
Ryan Hickey
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Wig, Hair and Makeup Design by
J. Jared Janas
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Projection Design by
Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson
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Orchestrations by
John Clancy
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Assistant Director
Jacob Janssen
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New York Casting by
Kaitlin Shaw, CSA Tara Rubin Castin
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DC Casting by
Kelly Crandall d'Amboise
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Production Stage Manager
Kerry Epstein
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Assistant Stage Manager
Madison Bahr
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Production Assistant
Joey Blakely
From Farm Girls to Outlaws to Legends
Explore our newest articles about the themes and history of Gun & Powder! Read a Q&A with creators Angelica Chéri and Ross Baum, learn about real African American women of the Wild West, and more.