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MEN ON BOATS
by Jaclyn Backhaus
Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)
February 10-March 11, 2018
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Set: Ryan McGettigan
Lights: John Smetak
Sound: Shawn St. John
Costumes: Macy Lyne
2018 HOUSTON PRESS THEATRE AWARDS
WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER, BEST PLAY/PRODUCTION
WINNER, BEST COSTUMES
FINALIST, BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
FINALIST, BEST ACTRESS (Celeste Roberts as John Wesley Powell)
FINALIST, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Rachel Dickson as John Colton Sumner)
FINALIST, BEST SET AND PROPERTY DESIGN (Ryan McGettigan)
FINALIST, BEST SOUND DESIGN (Shawn W. St. John)
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D.L. Groover, Houston Press:
"Under director Philip Hays, limitless in imagination, Men on Boats is a continuous voyage of discovery, a virtual coup de theatre in every way... Boats whirl, men thrown overboard, supplies lost when dashed on rocks. This is splendid theater."
"Grand and off-kilter, strange and soulful, epic yet intimate, it's stuffed with theatrical wonder. "
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"the theatrical event of the season"
Wei-Huan Chen, Houston Chronicle:
"[the] production, directed by Philip Hays, is a great showcase of Houston's actors, featuring inventive, often physical performances..."
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