WHITE BUFFALO

a World Premiere by Don Zolidis

March 29, 2012 – June 2, 2012

Winner: 2004 Princess Grace Award for Playwriting & 2011 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award
When Carol Gelling discovers that a buffalo born on her farm is pure white, she thinks it’s nothing more than a curiosity. She soon learns that the birth of the white buffalo fulfills an ancient Sioux prophecy — the coming of peace on earth and unity of mankind. Almost overnight, her small farm becomes a hotbed of spiritual outpouring — from Native American pilgrims to the Dalai Lama. When a mysterious businessman offers to buy the calf, Carol must decide whether the white buffalo signals the end of her financial hardships or the beginning of her own spiritual enrichment. This award-winning new play weaves a magical story of forgiveness, hope, and belonging.

Director: Guy Sanville

CAST:

Gregory Butka
David Daoust
Matthew David
Rainbow Dickerson
Stacie Hadgikosti
Alex Leydenfrost
Nate Mitchell
Michelle Mountain
Michael Brian Ogden
Meghan Thompson

Set Designer: Vincent Mountain
Properties Designer: Danna Segrest
Costume Designer: Christianne Myers
Lighting Designer: Daniel C. Walker
Sound Designer: Quintessa Gallinat
Stage Manager: Stephanie Buck*

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association

PRESS QUOTES

“This is an amazing production — satisfying on every level imaginable, while never stooping to cheap emotional appeals. White Buffalo is funny and spiritually uplifting. It is heartbreaking and healing. It is weird and wonderful. You really need to see it.”

– Detroit Theater Examiner

“Zolidis is a titanic talent when it comes to writing dialogue and monologue for his characters…White Buffalo is so chock-full of loving attention to detail and genuineness at nearly every level that it’s impossible to dislike the experience…a tapestry of rich detail and well-balanced storytelling…”

– Heritage.com

Production Photos by Sean Carter Photography.