Cassie's Ballad
An Immersive Ritual and Historical Fable
Cassie’s Ballad follows the story of Brandon, a young Black teen living in Atlanta during the early 1980s. His friend Cassie has lost her voice after a child they know has gone missing. With the guidance of an Ancestor, Brandon leads the audience on a literal search for the missing child and a figurative search for Cassie’s voice. From the “Graveyard of Innocence” to Cassie’s Bottle Tree, the journey leads them to a sad but healing discovery.
Ancestor
Mia Kristin Smith
Brandon
Kcaj Walker Smith
Brandon
Kyrun Walker Smith
Mrs. Jeffers
Antonia LaChé
Cassie
Yakini Horn
Terrance
Anthony Nash
Production Manager – Jennifer Kimball
Stage Manager – Liz Connell
Run Crew – Kailee Wang
Box Office Manager – Kayla Parker
Playwright – Addae Moon
Director – Lydia Fort
Producers – Nichole Palmietto, Neeley Gossett, Addae Moon, Amina McIntyre & Lydia Fort
May 2022 Production Designers – Masud Olufani (Scenic), Joey Swift (Lighting), Winston Johnson (Sound), Nyrobi Moss (Costumes), Rachel Graf Evans (Props) & Angela Harris (Choreography)
Marketing Manager – Precious West
Graphic Designer – Christopher Fairchild
Web Designer – Josh Akeman
Funding for Cassie’s Ballad is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, and is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.
