Hillbilly Women
by Clint Ballard, Jr., Elizabeth Stearns, Kathy Kahn

Name: Hillbilly Women
Brand: Clint Ballard, Jr.
SKU: 9780573630316

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Highlights

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Present DayAll WomenBare Stage/Simple SetContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Based on interviews in Appalachia, this docudrama features seven women who reveal in song and narrative their personal stories of survival against incredible odds.

Press Reviews

"Not only a powerful play but a work of art which is entitled to stand... as a classic and artistic documentation of the generations and the grossness of life in Appalachia."
— Meriden Morning Record and Journal

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Siddy Long 65-85 years old. From Harlan County, Kentucky. She is combative, witty, resilient and creative; a “song” writer steeped in the union movement of the southeast Kentucky miners.	female	65-85	65-85 years old. From Harlan County, Kentucky. She is combative, witty, resilient and creative; a “song” writer steeped in the union movement of the southeast Kentucky miners.
Sharleen Whitenour 25-35 years old. From Knucklesville, Georgia. Attractive, outgoing, and with a deep need to belong. She is a co-worker with Denise and Ada in the “sewing” factory.	female	25-35	25-35 years old. From Knucklesville, Georgia. Attractive, outgoing, and with a deep need to belong. She is a co-worker with Denise and Ada in the “sewing” factory.
Jewel Royce Ballard 45-55 years old. From Hendersonville, North Carolina. Former mill worker, raised in the mill village. She is gregarious, a “scrapper” with a good sense of humor and self. She is extroverted and candid.	female	45-55	45-55 years old. From Hendersonville, North Carolina. Former mill worker, raised in the mill village. She is gregarious, a “scrapper” with a good sense of humor and self. She is extroverted and candid.
Betty Jo Collins 35-45 years old. Living in “over the Rhine” but expatriated from Kentucky, she is slightly naive, sometimes shy; like the other women, she is a survivor.	female	35-45	35-45 years old. Living in “over the Rhine” but expatriated from Kentucky, she is slightly naive, sometimes shy; like the other women, she is a survivor.
Ada Owings 40-50 years old. From Copperhill, Tennessee, Ada is Denise's peer in the factory and her childhood friend. Ada is a large, comfortable, “Juno-esque” woman: dogged, deeply religous and not very bright.	female	40-50	40-50 years old. From Copperhill, Tennessee, Ada is Denise's peer in the factory and her childhood friend. Ada is a large, comfortable, “Juno-esque” woman: dogged, deeply religous and not very bright.
Denise Whittaker Bradshaw 40-50 years old. Born and raised in Macaysville, Georgia. She is a former factory worker and is now the leader in her own “sewing” factory. She is quiet and plain-spoken, keeping a low profile.	female	40-50	40-50 years old. Born and raised in Macaysville, Georgia. She is a former factory worker and is now the leader in her own “sewing” factory. She is quiet and plain-spoken, keeping a low profile.
Della Royce 25-35 years old. Living in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is more sophisticated than the other women. Earthy like her mother, Jewel, she is also self-assured, skeptical and attractive.	female	25-35	25-35 years old. Living in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is more sophisticated than the other women. Earthy like her mother, Jewel, she is also self-assured, skeptical and attractive.