Death in New Orleans

John Murrell's constantly surprising comedy about the impossibility of escaping one's roots.
Brenda is a U of C anthropology professor who inherits from her mentor an old house near the French Quarter in New Orleans. There's just one catch: she must continue his long-abandoned dig of a prehistoric city beside the muddy banks of the Mississippi. Along with her Canadian friends-one a self-styled expert in "found music" and the other a gay man keen on plunging into the "voodoo scene" - plus a wild assortment of locals, Brenda ends up digging into what exactly distinguishes an American from a Canadian, a black from a white, and the living from the dead.

Written By: John Murrell
Directed By: Blake Brooker
Choreographed By: Denise Clarke
Assistant Director: Ken Cameron
Sound Design and Composition: Richard McDowell
Visual Design: Brendan French
Technical Director: Terry Middleton

Denise Clarke: Brenda
Andy Curtis: Lyle
Michael Green: Koontz
Elizabeth Stepkowski: Swamp Goddess
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins: Yvonne
Andrew Moodie: Rice
Doug Curtis