MEN ON BOATS

by Jaclyn Backhaus

Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)
February 10-March 11, 2018

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)

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."

MEN ON BOATS

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)

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. "

"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..."

MEN ON BOATS

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. "

​

"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..."