Basil Biggs: Cast Announcement

Playwright, actor, and professor Anna Deavere Smith is bringing a piece of her family history to the stage of the Wilma Theater on June 26, 27 & 28. 

Basil Biggs traces the life story of her great-great-grandfather. A farmer, veterinarian, and prominent Gettysburg figure, he received a contract to disinter and rebury the Union dead after the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Smith uses available archival material to imagine how he and his family met the challenges of a tumultuous and transformative time. 

We are thrilled to announce the star-studded cast of this groundbreaking world premiere. There are familiar faces from the Broadway stage and the silver screen, including The Pitt, Interview with the Vampire, and Blue Bloods.  

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BASIL BIGGS: JOHN CLARENCE STEWART 

MARY BIGGS: KALYNE COLEMAN 

HANNAH BIGGS: LAËTITIA HOLLARD 

CALVIN BIGGS: ROBBY CLATER 

CECILIA BIGGS: SUMAYA BOUHBAL 

JUPITER: DORON JÉPAUL 

NED BIDDLE: JAKE HOROWITZ 

BENJAMIN BIDDLE/SAM WEAVER: KEN MARKS 

ANNA BUTLER/MIGNON: SAVANNAH LEE BIRDSONG 

CUFFY (violinist): EDWARD W. HARDY 

LUCINDA: KRISTOLYN LLOYD 

SARAH: FRANCESCA FARIDANY 

JOHN FISHER: VICTOR WILLIAMS 

MOUSE: DAX RICHARDSON 

MALE ENSEMBLE: ERIC CRIST, PATRICK VOSS DAVIS 

TIBBY/AMY: VIDA SOPHIA STEPHENS 

YOUNG CALVIN: JAXSON FORTUNATO 

In addition, Deavere Smith has assembled a world-class team of collaborators to realize her vision. Director Leonard Foglia’s work has been seen around the world. His Broadway productions include Master Class with Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald (also on the West End with Patti LuPone), Thurgood with Laurence Fishburne (filmed for HBO), and The Gin Game with James Earl Jones and Cicily Tyson. Meanwhile, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward is a Tony winner for Beauty and the Beast, and Tony nominee for Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. Also featured is original music, composed by Edward W. Hardy.

Biggs is produced by Bruce Cohen in conjunction with theater artists LaNeshe Miller-White and Zuhairah McGill and historian Andrew Dalton, President & CEO of Gettysburg History.