GOLDHAVEN

In The Dastardly Thornes v. The Town of Goldhaven, a new musical by Ben Holbrook and Nate Weida, 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.

SUMMER 2023 PRODUCTION:

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

Photos by Kyle Artone & Ben Holbrook