THE LAST LIFEBOAT

By Luke Yankee

Directed by Bruce Crews
Stage Management by Chloe Callender

​Cast: Belle Ambrose, Chloe Callender, Mary Davis*, Tom Davis*, Aaron Guest, Patricia Jordon, Jennifer Mackie, Sandi Miller, Nate Nelson, Mike Sutton, Jennifer Wagler, Jacob Weldon

J. Bruce Ismay was an upper-crust Englishman who always did what was expected of him. He went to the best schools, married the right society girl (even though he was in love with someone else) and vowed to his staunch, unfeeling father on his deathbed that he would take over the family shipping business and build the biggest, most opulent ship the world had ever seen: the RMS Titanic. What an accomplishment! We all know the story of how the ship sank…or do we? Ismay saved as many people as he could on that fateful night, and finally, with no women and children in sight, he stepped into the last lifeboat…and was branded a coward and a traitor forever. The world needed a scapegoat for the sinking of the Titanic and Ismay became the perfect target. THE LAST LIFEBOAT is the story of the Titanic that has never been told. This epic tale explores not only the tragedy itself, but the sensationalized trials and aftermath of the night that changed the world forever.

This production is sponsored by Olivia's Chop House and Saucy Dog Barbecue.