Roadside Theater Performance &
Residency Schedule
2003 - 2004
For specific performance dates and
times, please contact Roadside.
JULY 6, 2003
PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
PINE MOUNTAIN, KY
Story Circles with Kentucky history teachers as a part of the American
Legacies Project; sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society
JULY 8-9
APPALSHOP
WHITESBURG, KY
theater and media workshops for Wise County, Virginia high school
students featuring Roadside Theater, Appalachia Media Institute,
Appalshop Film & Video, and WMMT-FM Community Radio; sponsored
by Mountain Empire Community College's Talent Search, a summer arts
camp
JULY 9
HARRY M. CAUDILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WHITESBURG, KY
Mountain Tales & Music; a part of the library's summer
camp for area youth
AUGUST 2
CARTER FAMILY FOLD
HILTONS, VA
Music performance by Roadside's Ron Short; a part of the Fold's
Annual Music Festival
AUGUST 13
PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER
ASHLAND, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
AUGUST 27
CAPITOL ARTS ALLIANCE
BOWLING GREEN, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
AUGUST 28
HENDERSON FINE ARTS CENTER
HENDERSON, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
SEPTEMBER 5
GLEMA MAHR FINE ARTS CENTER
MADISONVILLE, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
SEPTEMBER 13
COUNTRY CABIN
JOSEPHINE, VA
Music performance by Ron Short; a part of the Dock Boggs/Kate
Peters Sturgill Festival; sponsored by Appalachian Traditions, Inc.
and the University of Virginia's College at Wise
SEPTEMBER 15
PADUCAH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PADUCAH, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucy Arts Council
OCTOBER 3
NASHVILLE JAZZ WORKSHOP
NASHVILLE, TN
a workshop performance of Roadside's new musical play; Betsy
begins with the compelling story of an orphaned teenager tricked
into leaving Ireland to become an indentured servant in 18th century
America. Pregnant and alone in a new world, she works to create
an identity and a legacy for her descendants. Music is essential
to telling this American family story, which spans the time from
the nation's founding to the present. The drama's 20 original compositions
are performed by a jazz and bluegrass ensemble featuring Steinway
Artist Beegie Adair and Roadside's Ron Short.
OCTOBER 9
BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK
BREAKS, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by the Graduate Medical Education
Consortium at the University of Virginia's College at Wise
OCTOBER 14
MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER
PRESTONSBURG, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
OCTOBER 16
RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SOMERSET, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
OCTOBER 18
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Roadside playwright/performer Ron Short performs his original music
as a part of Home Crafts Day
OCTOBER 22
KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL
FRANKFORT, KY
Story circle training; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council
NOVEMBER 1
LONESOME PINE COUNTRY CLUB
POWELL VALLEY, VA
Music from Home, a special performance for local healthcare
workers; sponsored by Bon Secours Saint Mary's Hospital
NOVEMBER 4
NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTON, VA
Mountain Tales & Music; sponsored by Norton Elementary
DECEMBER 6
OLD INDIAN BOTTOM CHURCH
BLACKEY, KY
"Christmas at the Old Indian Bottom Church," a home-grown
holiday celebration with Roadside Theater and community members
sharing music, stories, and memories
DECEMBER 13
SITE TBA
CORBIN, KY
Christmas Tales & Music, a lively performance of traditional
and original holiday stories and songs
DECEMBER 19
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
Christmas in Appalachia, Roadside's 11th annual holiday
celebration is an exciting mix of music, stories, sing-a-longs,
remembrances, and more!
2004
JANUARY 2004 - MAY 2005
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE
WISE, VA
The University of Virginia's College at Wise teams with Ron Short
and Roadside Theater on a Continental
Harmonies project that will include the development and presentation
of a new play drawn from the stories of the college's staff, faculty,
and students and from community members.
JANUARY - MAY 2004
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Ron Short teaches classes in traditional mountain music
JANUARY 6
OLD INDIAN BOTTOM CHURCH
BLACKEY, KY
"Old Christmas at the Old Indian Bottom Church," music
and stories about the traditions of Old Christmas, featuring community
participation
JANUARY 24
CARTER FAMILY FOLD
HILTONS, VA
Ron Short performance of original and traditional music for the
Carter Family's weekly music show
FEBRUARY 19-20
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH
HARLAN, KY
Music from Home, storytelling workshops, and a community
performance
MARCH 14
THE NASHVILLE JAZZ WORKSHOP
NASHVILLE, TN
Betsy, a workshop performance
of Roadside's current play-in-progress
MARCH 16
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
Music from Home for visiting students and faculty from
the Drama Department of New York University's Tisch School of the
Arts
MARCH 18-26
WHITESBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHITESBURG, KY
"From Story to Performance" school residency with public
performance
APRIL 9
JETTIE BAKER CENTER
CLINTWOOD, VA
Fundraiser for the Dickenson County Food Bank, including a music
performance by Ron Short
APRIL 15
HONAKER REDBUD FESTIVAL
HONAKER, VA
Mountain Tales & Music; sponsored by the Honaker Redbud
Festival
APRIL 21
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE
WISE, VA
Music from Home, part of the college's Continental Harmony
project; sponsored in part by the American Composer's Forum, the
National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Virginia's
College at Wise
APRIL 30
NATURAL TUNNEL STATE PARK
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, for the employees of local Child Protective
Services
MAY 3
ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
NORTON, VA
Voices from the Battlefront, a performance for volunteers
from Family Crisis Support Services
MAY 14
OLD INDIAN BOTTOM CHURCH
BLACKEY, KY
a special evening of traditional music, community stories, and food;
featuring Ron Short, the Family Circle Singers, Mike Eldridge, Ray
Adams, and much more
MAY 21-22
BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD STATE RESORT PARK
MOUNT OLIVET, KY
Mountain Tales & Music and Music from Home;
presented by Kentucky State Parks, Division of Recreation &
Interpretation
JUNE 5
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
An Afternoon with Roadside's Singer/Songwriter Ron Short,
an exciting concert of original music from the company's resident
composer; a part of
Appalshop's 18th Annual Seedtime
on the Cumberland Festival
JUNE 12
PINE MOUNTAIN STATE RESORT PARK
PINEVILLE, KY
Mountain Tales & Music; presented by Kentucky State
Parks, Division of Recreation & Interpretation
JUNE 18
PRICKETTS FORT STATE PARK
FAIRMONT, WV
Music from Home; sponsored by Prickett Fort Memorial Foundation
JUNE 21-25
COWAN CREEK MOUNTAIN MUSIC SCHOOL
COWAN, KY
week-long workshops in traditional Appalachian music, including
Roadside veteran Ron Short's Old-Time Singing class; evening concerts
and squaredances
JUNE 27
NATURAL TUNNEL STATE PARK
DUFFIELD, VA
Doc Smitty Concert, part of the "Pickin' in the Park"
series, includes a music performance by Roadside's Ron Short
Roadside
Theater and Idiwanan An Chawe in a 2003 performance of Zuni
Meets Appalachia for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the
American Indian. From left to right are Arden Kucate, Francis Leekya,
Edward Wemytewa, Ron Short, Hal Cannon, and Kim Neal Cole. Photo
by
Enid Farber 
