partnership with the john f. kennedy center
ferry tales
On April 13th, Georgetown Heritage partnered with the Kennedy Center and C&O Canal National Historical Park to present a performance piece called Ferry Tales! This free show was performed right by Lock 3 of the Canal as part of the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival.
Ferry Tales is a series of site-specific performances celebrating the Potomac watershed. At locations along the river, storytellers will share short tales with passengers and passers-by. Woven from community interviews, science, local history and legend, these performances honor the depths of DC’s waters and the many forms of life that call them home. Stories include tales about the eastern lampmussel and the large mouth bass, the recovering shad population, and origin stories of the Potomac itself. Come listen to the river!
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Ferry Tales Personnel
Creative Team
Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Director
Jeannette Christensen, Costume Designer
Julia Beu, Stage Manager
Robert Duffley, Dramaturg
Ashanee Kottage, Assistant Director
Jan Menafee, Assistant Dramaturg
Created by Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Julia Beu, Robert Duffley, Ashanee Kottage, and Jan Menafee with text by Robert Duffley and Jan Menafee
Cast
Colie Aziza
Vanessa Gilbert
Serena Rasoul
Special Thanks
Mark Giordano, Emma Kelley, Janet Mann, Dean Naujoks, Rose Powhatan, Myiah and David Smith, Lisa Wu, Mira Yang.
Ferry Tales Project is a Kennedy Center Social Impact Community Partner.
Ferry Tales is presented in partnership with The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics, The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability, with support from Georgetown Heritage and from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program at the REACH.