Spotlight on Caroline, or Change Creative Team.
Book & Lyrics Tony Kushner
Set & Costume Design Fly Davis
Sound Design Paul Arditti
Musical Supervisor Nigel Lilley
Choreographer Ann Yee
Music Jeanine Tesori
Lighting Design Jack Knowles
Orchestrations Rick Bassett, Joseph Joubert, and Buryl Red
Music Director Chris Fenwick
Director Michael Longhurst
What is the show about?
Caroline Thibodeaux is a Black woman working as a maid for a Jewish family in 1963 Louisiana, as the civil rights movement is transforming America. From Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner and Tony Award® winner Jeanine Tesori comes the show that pulses with the same urgency and passion shaping the world today.
WHERE
Lake Charles, Louisiana
WHEN
November – December 1963
Who: Meet the characters.
The Thibodeauxs
Caroline Thibodeaux
39 years old. Works as a maid for the Gellman family. A divorcée with four children who is resistant to change in the world. Bitter, tired, devoted.
Emmie Thibodeaux
16-17 years old. Caroline’s only daughter. Observant, rebellious, and outspoken.
Jackie Thibodeaux
10 years old. Caroline’s son. Sweet and naïve.
Joe Thibodeaux
Eight years old. Caroline’s son. Outspoken and skeptical.
The Gellmans
Noah Gellman
Eight years old. The son of Stuart Gellman. Shy, forgetful, and often looks to Caroline for comfort.
Grandma Gellman
Noah’s grandmother and Stuart’s mother. Concerned about her son’s melancholy and admiring of his new wife.
Grandpa Gellman
Noah’s grandfather and Stuart’s father. He is unconcerned with the social changes occurring in the South.
Rose Stopnick Gellman
Mid-to-late 30s. Recently married to Stuart and moved to the South. Very concerned for Noah’s well-being.
Stuart Gellman
Mid-to-late 30s. A clarinetist, recently widowed and remarried to Rose. Still mourning the loss of his first wife and struggling to connect with his son and new wife.
Mr. Stopnick
70s. Rose Stopnick Gellman’s father. A politically progressive man who has no qualms about sharing his dissenting opinions.
Caroline’s Friends
Dotty Moffett
Early 30s. Caroline’s high-spirited friend and a fellow maid. Recently started back at college and is embracing the progressive times.
The Washing Machine, The Dryer, The Radio, The Moon, & The Bus
Embodiments of the objects in Caroline’s life, these figures serve as her confidants, reflect her opinions, and give her someone to talk to in her lonely life working for the Gellmans.