Men on Boats Cast:
John Wesley Powell- Alison Hyde Pascale
William Dunn- Olivia Morgan
John Colton Sumner- Reagan Venturi
Old Shady- Crys Clemente
Bradley- Taylor Molt
O.G. Howland- Noelle Diane Johnson
Seneca Howland- Abigail Little
Frank Goodman- Teya Juarez
Hall- Sara Buscaglia
Hawkins- Genevieve Windbiel
Men on Boats Creative Team:
Scenic Designer – Stefanie Hansen
Costume Designer – Janus Stefanowicz
Lighting Designer – Lily Fossner
Sound and Projection Designer - Damien Figueras
Dramaturg – Hannah Deprey-Severance
Stage Manager – Joshua Peters
MEN ON BOATS
September 22nd - October 2nd, 2022
Wildcard Wednesday (VU Community Only): Sept. 21
Opening Night: Sept. 22 | Speaker's Series: Sept. 25
All shows at 8pm except Sunday 2pm
Written by Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Kristy Dodson
Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. This is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a motley crew of loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Inspired by actual travel logs, Backhaus’s nimble and ingenious script is provocative, laugh-out-loud theatre, performed by a diverse cast of non-male actors who infuse America’s historic myths of male conquest with a sly blast of satire.
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