Before the opening night of Gun & Powder, learn about the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African American twin sisters who, passing as white, took extraordinary measures in Texas in 1893 to settle their mother’s sharecropper debt and save her home. Members of the musical’s creative team including writer and lyricist Angelica Chéri (a descendant of Mary and Martha Clarke), composer Ross Baum, music director Austin Cook, director Stevie Walker-Webb, and choreographer Tiffany Rea-Fisher discuss their creative process, and cast members perform highlights.

Angelica Chéri. Photo: Mary Inhea Kang