MEN ON BOATS
NOVEMBER 7 - 24, 2019
WRITTEN BY Jaclyn Backhaus
DIRECTED BY Mike Werckle
Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon! MEN ON BOATS tells the true(ish) history of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition, when the one-armed major and a crew of his insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.
It’s a total testosterone fest— and all the men are played by women!
Men On Boats is our first wild new show in our new theater. Five years in the making, The West Side Show Room is finally back!
““…off-the-canyon-walls funny…””
““[MEN ON BOATS] is marvelously destabilizing both as history and theater. The stalwartness and selfishness of the adventurers—their cockiness and cluelessness—become biting satire when sent up by women.””
TICKETS + SHOW TIMES
TICKETS: Free
Admission to all performances of Men On Boats is offered free of charge through The West Side Show Room’s Open Ticket program.
By offering free tickets to all of our performances, The West Side Show Room takes a step toward fulfilling our mission of “making room” for everyone to participate in the transformative art of theater. More Info—> Free Ticket FAQ.
SHOW TIMES
Men on Boats runs for 3 weekends. 4pm Matinees on Saturdays, and 6pm early show on Sundays.
THU Nov 7 - 7pm (Opening Night)
FRI Nov 8 - 8pm
SAT Nov 9 - 4pm
SAT Nov 9 - 8pm
SUN Nov 10, 6pm
THU Nov 14 - 7pm
FRI Nov 15 - 8pm
SAT Nov 16 - 4pm
SAT Nov 16 - 8pm
SUN Nov 17, 6pm
THU Nov 21 - 7pm
FRI Nov 22 - 8pm
SAT Nov 23 - 4pm
SAT Nov 23- 8pm
SUN Nov 24, 6pm
PLAYWRIGHT
Jaclyn Backhaus
Jaclyn Backhaus is a playwright and co-founder of Fresh Ground Pepper. Her play MEN ON BOATS was a NYT Critics’ Pick (Off-Broadway, Clubbed Thumb and Playwrights Horizons) after starting in Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks, and was a Kilroys play in 2015. Other works include PEOPLE DOING MATH LIVE! (Under The Radar Festival's INCOMING! Series at The Public Theater), THE INCREDIBLE FOX SISTERS (Live Source), YOU ON THE MOORS NOW (Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, The Hypocrites Theater Chicago), BULL'S HOLLOW (Ars Nova), and the musical FOLK WANDERING. She has received commissions from Playwrights Horizons and Ars Nova and is the 2016 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence at Clubbed Thumb. Her work has been developed and showcased with the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Playwrights Horizons, The Public and Joe’s Pub, The Ice Factory Festival, (not just) 3 New Plays, The Civilians R&D Group, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Ars Nova’s ANT Fest, and The Falcons. BFA: NYU. She hails from Phoenix, Arizona
CAST & CREW
CAST
Stella Adams - Hawkins, Tsauwiat
Kiera Bouton - Bradley
Mary Bridgeland - Sumner
Carolyn Cadigan - Old Shady
Sierra Goddard - Powell
Quetzia Ramirez-Ibarra - Seneca Howland, The Bishop
Ky Rankin - Dunn
Renee Tracy - Goodman, Mr. Asa
Lenae Weichel - Hall
Rachel White - O.G. Howland
Jazmine White - Understudy
CREATIVE STAFF
Director - Mike Werckle
Costume Designer - Jan Bacino
Props Designer - Rosemary Million
Props Coordinator - Holli Connell
Stage Manager - James Radloff
Assistant Director - Beth Edgerton
RUNNING TIME
100 Minutes | One Intermission
Reception Afterward
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Adult Language
Map + Directions
CONTENT ADVISORY
The West Side Show Room believes in freedom of expression and we present all works in their entirety. We encourage people of all ages to expose themselves to a wide range of art, and to engage in critical discussions about the content they encounter. For specific information about the language, content, and effects in a particular production, please contact us.