THE DASTARDLY THORNES V. THE TOWN OF GOLDHAVEN Opens July 29 At The Brick

THE BRICK presents the world premiere of The Dastardly Thornes v. The Town of Goldhaven, a new musical by Ben Holbrook and Nate Weida. Following a thrilling series of preview performances, the vibrant comedic western is set to open Saturday July 29 at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, NY.

 

In The Dastardly Thornes v. The Town of Goldhaven, an audience of local cowboys pile into an old western theatre filled with bizarre and unsavory characters, where the local theater troupe facilitates the trial of the century. Explore contradicting colonizing narratives and themes of toxicity, manifest destiny, beans, and the ownership of history, in a collection of truly ridiculous reenactments from the bloodiest shootout in the town's history.

by Ben Holbrook and Nate Weida

Director Benjamin Viertel

Choreographer lisa nevada

Producer Joel Edwards

Producer Zeynep Akca

Production Stage Manager Eulàlia Comas

Assistant Stage Manager Sam Kersnick

Scenic/Props Designer B Entsminger

Costume Designer Kyle J. Artone

Lighting Designer Nicholas Pollock

Fight Choreographer Carl Bindman

Production Assistant Craig Carroll

 

Goldenteef Leon Schwendener

Mah Thea Brooks

Lester Fred Rice

Steakhouse Gio Naarendorp

Fish Carl Bindman

Hummingbird Imari Hardon

White Winged Dove David Hernandez III

Woodpecker Laura Galindo

Grackle Mary Nepi

Nighthawk Caleb Christensen

Cactus Wren Nicholas Biddle

Roadrunner Nate Weida

 

After the most rootinest, tootinest showdown in local history, the town of Goldhaven, Arizona has (despite its lack of infrastructure) decided to carry out due process and put the treacherous Thorne gang (a family of outlaws) on trial. The town theatre, being the largest building in town, becomes the hotspot for this legal spectacle, the only catch, per their agreement with the mayor, everything performed on their stage is liable to be scrutinized, dramatized and set to music by their artistic director. Pull up a chair, crack open a can of beans and rub shoulders with an audience full of outlaws, neer-do-wells, and horses with ill-intent, as the local acting troupe performs each testimony with gusto, slowly revealing the lascivious lies and troubling truths that led to the most violent shootout in town history. “Goldhaven,” an immersive, comedic western musical, by Ben Holbrook and Nate Weida, explores contradicting colonizing narratives and themes of toxicity, manifest destiny, beans, and the ownership of history.

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