Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus at Vegas Theatre Company
Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Masculinity and manifest destiny meet their gender-flipped match in this hilarious and highly physical show. With a powerhouse ALL FEMALE cast, directed by the brilliant Allegra Libonati (Celestia, American Repertory Theatre) this is going to be a night in the theatre you won't want to miss.
2/20/2020 - 3/15/2020
Friday 7:30 (no show Friday 3/6) Saturday 2pm and 7:30pm Sunday 5pm
“…off-the-canyon-walls funny…” —Variety. “...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." —NY Magazine. “…you will surely want to spend time with the hearty title characters of MEN ON BOATS…[a] rollicking history pageant…MEN ON BOATS makes canny use of the obvious distance between performers and their roles to help bridge the distance between then and now…The tone is comic, but never cute or camp. And ultimately, you feel, the play respects its bold if fallible pioneers, in all their natural bravery and fearfulness.” —The New York Times. Suitable for ages 11 and up. Contains some strong language.
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