Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons

By: Aug. 02, 2016
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MEN ON BOATS, the critically-acclaimed comedy which premiered at Clubbed Thumb's 2015 Summerworks Festival, returns this summer in a co-production by Clubbed Thumb and Playwrights Horizons. Written by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by American Theater Company Artistic Director Will Davis, MEN ON BOATS moves uptown to Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street) for a four-week limited engagement now through Sunday, August 14. The show celebrated its opening last night, August 1, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

Reprising their roles from the 2015 premiere at Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks are Hannah Cabell (The Father) as "OG," Danielle Davenport (An Octoroon) as "Hall," Danaya Esperanza(Our Lady of Kibeho) as "Seneca," Donnetta Lavinia Grays (O, Earth) as "Sumner," Birgit Huppuch (Judy) as "Goodman," Layla Khoshnoudi (The Offending Gesture) as "Bradley," Kelly McAndrew (Perfect Arrangement) as "Powell," andKristen Sieh (RoosevElvis) as "Dunn." Joining the cast are Jocelyn Bioh (An Octoroon) as "Hawkins" andElizabeth Kenny (Sick) as "Old Shady."

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the joyfully anachronistic retelling of the 1869 Powell expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.

The production features scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Ásta Bennie Hostetter, lighting design by Solomon Weisbard and sound design by Jane Shaw. The Production Stage Manager isErin Gioia Albrecht.

Single tickets are $50 and may be purchased online via www.TicketCentral.com and www.Facebook.com, by phone at (212) 279-4200 (Noon-8PM daily) and in person at the Ticket Central Box Office, 416 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues).

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
Director Will Davis

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
Playwright Jaclyn Backhaus

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
Shakina Nayfack

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
Jennifer Lim

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
The cast of MEN ON BOATS

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
The cast of MEN ON BOATS with Will Davis and Jaclyn Backhaus

Photo Flash: MEN ON BOATS Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
Clubbed Thumb Producing Artistic Director Maria Striar, Playwrights Horizons' Tim Sanford, Will Davis, Jaclyn Backhaus and the cast of MEN ON BOATS



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