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Danaya Esperanza, Birgit Huppuch, Hannah Cabell, Elizabeth Kenny, Layla Khoshnoudi, Danielle Davenport, Jocelyn Bioh, Kelly McAndrew, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, and Kristen Sieh; photo by Elke Young

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Kristen Sieh, Kelly McAndrew, Donnetta Lavinia Grays; photo by Elke Young

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The company of Men On Boats; photo by Elke Young

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Birgit Huppuch, Hannah Cabell, Danaya Esperanza; photo by Elke Young

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The company of Men On Boats; photo by Elke Young

Men On Boats


Peter Jay Sharp Theater


Written by Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Will Davis

Men On Boats was originally produced by Clubbed Thumb at the Wild Project in June 2015 as part of the theater’s annual Summerworks festival. Clubbed Thumb is the inaugural participant in Playwrights Horizons' Company Residency program; this return engagement is an outgrowth of this strong partnership between them.

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. This thrilling and widely acclaimed new play by Jaclyn Backhaus returns this summer for a limited engagement at Playwrights Horizons.

Please note: Men On Boats is a special Redux Series production, presented in addition to our regular season. Season package holders receive an exclusive discount to this production, which is accessible by logging into your account.

Creative Team
Arnulfo Maldonado
Scenic Design
Ásta Bennie Hostetter
Costume Design
Solomon Weisbard
Lighting Design
Jane Shaw
Sound Design
Erin Gioia Albrecht
Production Stage Manager
Reviews
  • “✮✮✮✮ A thrilling, gender-flipped slice of manifest destiny. ”

    — David Cote, Time Out New York | Read Full Article
  • “OFF-THE-CANYON-WALLS FUNNY. Paddle or portage your own boat to the theater—but get there! ”

    — Marilyn Stasio, Variety | Read Full Article
More Reviews
  • “You will surely want to spend time with the hearty title characters of ‘Men On Boats.’ A rollicking history pageant, Backhaus’s lively script is brought to infectiously vivid life under Will Davis’s highly ingenious direction.”

    — Ben Brantley, The New York Times | Read Full Article