DARRYL REUBEN HALL

Violet

Violet never meets the preacher, so there's complete liberty to

create a new destiny for her onstage. The direction Crawley

and Tesori take is an interesting one. During the bus ride

Violet wins the hearts of two soldiers, Flick (Darryl Reuben

Hall) and Monty (Matt Walton), who are traveling together.

She challenges the men to a poker game and shocks them with

her bawdy jokes and card-playing skills. An offbeat but

compelling love triangle emerges. Violet provokes compassion

from the strapping young heartbreaker Monty, and he sings to

her: