We invite you to listen to some tunes while you peruse the folks it took to create this experience!

Sick Notes was created and conceived of by Brian Egland, Cassandra Erb, Owen Ever, Shannon Flaherty, Denise Frazier, Ian Hoch, Chris Kaminstein, April Louise, Jessica Lozano, Richon May, and Kiyoko McCrae.

It was filmed at the Beauregard-Keyes House
(1113 Chartres St., New Orleans, Louisiana)

Website design: Cassandra Erb and Shannon Flaherty

Music: Les Cenelles
Les Cenelles mixing & mastering: David D’Omni
Les Cenelles sound recording: Chris Finney
Photos: Josh Brasted
Calligrapher: Owen Ever
Performance Director: Chris Kaminstein
Assistant Director: Richon May
Production Design: Owen Ever
Costume Designer: Ellen Bull

The letters were written by the cast members, with editing by Chris Kaminstein. 


FEATURING:

Eleanor - Jessica Lozano

Adeline - April Louise

Joe - Ian Hoch

Moss - Brian Egland

Carlota James/Carlota Ruíz -
Denise Frazier

Caoilfhoinn - Shannon Flaherty

 

Film Direction & Editing: Kiyoko McCrae

Cinematographer: Bron Moyi

Sound: Derek Roque

Production Assistant: Dannika Andrade 

Producer: Cassandra Erb, Shannon Flaherty, and Chris Kaminstein

Additional sound editing: Dylan Hunter

Now who will you write a letter to?

Special Thanks: Annie Irvin, Chris Fountain, the Beauregard-Keyes House, University of New Orleans Costume Department, and Tulane University Costume Department.


Sick Notes: Letters from the Epidemic is made possible by the generous support of

The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University,

the Ethel and Herman L. Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans,

and a

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Community Partnership Grant



SOURCES

YELLOW FEVER, RACE AND ECOLOGY: Chapter Five; Urmi E. Willoughby

TEXTILES

Many of the textiles and paper used as background banners for this website were sourced from The Smithsonian Institute.