Men on Boats
Men on Boats, by Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha & Kym Longhi
May 19-26, 2021
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. Performed by an entire cast of Not-Men.
Premiering May 19, 2021 at 7:30pm CST through May 26, 2021
Presented on UMTAD Vimeo. ACCESS THE SHOW at vimeo.com/548494351.
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FEATURING
Iris Brantseg Bradley
Shuchen Deng Hawkins
Mel Fellows William Dunn
Jenesis Gustafson O.G. Howland
Amy Halbmaier Frank Goodman/Mr. Asa
Hannah Leatherbarrow John Wesley Powell
Leslie Ritenour Seneca Howland
Renee Schwarz Old Shady
Gabby Stephans Hall
Caroline van Vliet John Colton Sumner
Oogie_Push (Meskwaki) Tsauwiat
Isabella Star LaBlanc (Dakota) The Bishop
CREATIVE TEAM
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha (Dakota/German descent) Director
Kym Longhi Co-Director / Choreographer/Videographer
Anna Pladson Stage Manager
Caroline Vitale Assistant Stage Manager
Chelsea M. Warren Costume Designer
Claire Looker Assistant Costume Designer
Stefanie Darby Scenic / Props Designer
Patricia H. Goodson Lighting Designer
Lila Sell Assistant Lighting Designer
Alexa Lewis Media Designer
Rachel Brees Composer
Mikayla Finnegan Sound Designer
Caitlin Hammel Videographer
Jim Peitzman Videographer
Greta Gebhard Dramaturge
Joel F Wilshire Dramaturge
Stefanie Darby Puppetry Design & Construction
Anais Long Puppetry Design & Construction
Alexa Lewis Puppetry Design & Construction
FILM CREW
Samuel Germschied Audio Recording Mixer and Engineer
Kaleb Baker Boom Mic Operator
Dustin Morache Audio Advisor and Student Mentor
Alex Jorndt Stage Crew
Genevieve Wisdom Stage Crew
Liza Hartshorn Production Crew
EDITING CREW
Alexa Lewis
Kym Longhi
Lee Menzel
Jim Peitzman
Kyra Rahn
Sydney Schaeffer
Emily Vaillancourt