All video clips and photos are from Walking on Water Productions’ world premiere in August 2019. Videos by Alfred Grunwell. Photos by Mike Carroll. (There are no video clips of Sam and Violet because the Actors’ Equity contracts for the actors portraying those roles do not allow posting videos of them.)
Cast members sing “New Orleans” in the opening scene.
In “We Survived” four New Orleans residents, portrayed by Joshua Dykes, Sirus Desnoes, Karen Veaner, and Kimmi Neuschulz, recount all the serious hurricanes they have lived through.
Jasmine, played by Grace Traore, sings “Dreamer” as she rehearses for her gig at Sam’s Quarter Note.
Andrew Hudson-Sabens as Beau sings “Make That Woman Swoon” to Sam to help him charm Violet back into his arms.
Marie, played by Jaime Warburton, and the ensemble sing “Evacuate They Say” in response to Mayor Nagin’s mandatory evacuation order.
Adara Alston as the voodoo priestess Larinda sings “Katrina” to try to ward off devastation by the hurricane.
Kimmi Neuschulz, Emily Aviles, and Sirus Desnoes portray a gospel choir that is joined by other characters to sing “Rain, Rain on Pontchartrain,” the first song of Act II, as the levees are breaking.
Beau, played by Andrew Hudson-Sabens, sings “Always By My Side” as he decides whether to get lifted to a helicopter or risk his life to stay on the roof with his dog.
A Superdome resident, played by Emily Aviles, and Marie, played by Jaime Warburton, sing “Abandoned By America” in reaction to President Bush’s callous indifference to their suffering inside the make-shift shelter.
Exhausted and hungry people fleeing the convention center try to cross the bridge to Gretna, only to be turned back by gun shots from a police officer, portrayed by Karen Veaner. Singing “No Exodus” are Andrew Hudson-Sabens (as Beau), Joshua Dykes, Sirus Desnoes, Emily Aviles, Kimmi Neuschulz, and Alek Osinski.
The cast sings “The Waters Rise” as the show’s finale. Actors shown here are Adara Alston, Andrew Hudson-Sabens, Jaime Warburton, Grace Traore, Kimmi Neuschulz, Karen Veaner, and Sirus Desnoes.
Sam, played by Bernie Sheredy, dips Violet, played by Cynthia Henderson.
Jasmine, played by Grace Traore, reacts to a reading by the Voodoo priestess, played by Adara Alston.
Andrew Hudson-Sabens as Beau sings “Make That Woman Swoon” to Bernie Sheredy as Sam to help him win Violet back.
Marie, played by Jaime Warburton, sings “Evacuate They Say” to her son, played by Sirus Desnoes.
Voodoo priestess Larinda, played by Adara Alston, sings “Katrina” as dancers symbolizing the wind and rain swirl around her.
Cast members sing “Rain, Rain on Pontchartrain.”
Beau, played by Andrew Hudson-Sabens, sings “Always by My Side” as he decides to grab the helicopter hoist to save himself but abandon his dog.
Cynthia Henderson as Violet sings “Dreamer Duet” with Grace Traore as her daughter Jasmine when Jasmine appears as a vision after she has drowned.
London McDaniel portrays a New Orleans street musician.
Gretna police officer, played by Karen Veaner, fires a warning shot to turn back exhausted and starving people from crossing the Crescent City Connection Bridge over the Mississippi River.