The Kentucky Cycle

The Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan

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The plays explore American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau. The complete cycle of short plays had its world premiere in 1991 at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It was awarded the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Published by Dramatists Play Service

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2003: Five of the plays were presented by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre, opening on 23 April 2003, directed by Charles Dumas. The casting was as follows:

The Courtship of Morning Star: Riaan Visman, Jan-Hendrik Opperman, Brenda Julius, Kim Taylor.

The Homecoming: Brenda Julius, Reinard Cronje, Ben Claassen, Jackie van den Heever, Jan Hendrik Opperman, Stian Bam.

Ties That Bind: Eben Genis, Hanna Grobler, Jeremy Davids, Reinhard Cronje, Brenda Julius, Ockie Coetzer, Ralston Oliphant, Schalk van der Merwe, Stian Bam, Jackie van den Heever.

God's Great Supper: Chloe Liebenberg, Adriaan Botha, Hanna Grobler, Schalk van der Merwe, Reinhard Cronje, Eben Genis, Janna Austin, Sharon Kelly, Stian Bam, Jeremy Davids, Jan-Hendrik Opperman, Ockie Coetzer, Kim Taylor, Ralston Oliphant, Riaan Visman.