"SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar is my story. It is my family's story. It is a personal and collective story of a family and a people, moving from the Jim Crow south during the Great Migration."
— Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, UBW Founder & MacArthur Fellow
Opening Friday, June 28th
Additional performance dates: Saturday, June 29th & Sunday, June 30th
Scat!, Set in a fictional jazz club, is a dance-driven musical that tells a love story of two people making their way during the Great Migration through song, dance and storytelling. It is a powerful tale of one family and what happens when dreams encounter the realities of American life in the 40s & 50s. Scat! features an original jazz score performed live by a 5-piece band and two vocalists.
“SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar is a multidisciplinary love story of two people making their way during the Great Migration. Through song, dance and storytelling, it is the powerful journey of the Zollar family and what happens when dreams encounter the harsh realities of American life in the 40s & 50s.”
— Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, UBW Founder & MacArthur Fellow
SCAT!… THE COMPLEX LIVES OF AL & DOT, DOT & AL ZOLLAR
Conceived & Directed by
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Original Music Composed by
Craig Harris
Co-Choreographed by
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar & Vincent Thomas
in collaboration with The Company
Dramaturgy by
Talvin Wilks
PERFORMERS
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Co-Choreographer/Writer/Director
Courtney J. Cook, Associate Artistic Director
Kentoria Earle, Company Member
Roobi Gaskins, Company Member
Keola Jones, Company Member
Symara Sarai, Company Member
Mikaila Ware, Company Member
Tendayi Kuumba, Performer & Dance Captain
Stephanie Battle, Performer
MUSICIANS
Brandon Bain, Vocals
Jordyn Davis, Music Director, Bass
Gary Jones, Drums
T.W. Sample, Keyboard
Milton Suggs, Vocals
Brianna Thomas, Vocals
Charenee Wade, Vocals
DESIGN/PRODUCTION
(Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Brittany Bland, Projections Designer
Lyndon Bonnett, SCAT! Intern
Aislinn Curry, Production Stage Manager II
Lori Gassie, Associate Costume Designer
Stephen Lloyd Helper, Writing Collaborator
Chanon Judson, Costume Visionary
Jason Kaiser, Production Stage Manager
Jolie Saltiel, Tour + Company Manager
Russell Sandifer, Lighting Designer
Shaena Smith, Production Assistant
Cheri Stokes, Associate Producer
Bill Toles, Sound Designer/Supervisor
Bennalldra Williams, Movement Coach
ADMINISTRATION
Jonathan D. Secor, Executive Producer
Michelle Coe, Director of Production, Booking & Touring
Darrell Bridges, Music Management: Arts & Education Continuum, Inc.
Urban Bush Women 40th-anniversary leadership funding provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Additional funding is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
