Men on Boats

“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.”

- Dramatists Play Service

Year: Spring 2024

Written by: Jaclyn Backhaus

Director: Gina L. Grandi

Scenic & Sound Designer: Michael Helms

Lighting Designer: Mike Riggs

Costumes, Makeup, & Hair Designer: Janis Nordeen

Costume Crafts: Wilbur F. Banasik

Choreographer & Movement Consultant: Chirs Yon

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kiersten B. Caliguire, Athena Ackerman, Skyler Brianna, Mackenzie Boone, Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kiersten B. Caliguire, Athena Ackerman, Skyler Brianna, Mackenzie Boone, Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kalea Fraser and Lauren Huneycutt) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kalea Fraser and Lauren Huneycutt) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Mackenzie Boone and Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Mackenzie Boone and Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kaitlyn Kaufman, Delta McCalister, Kendall Rhue Wilson, Athena Ackerman, Mackenzie Boone, Kiersten B. Caliquire, and Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kaitlyn Kaufman, Delta McCalister, Kendall Rhue Wilson, Athena Ackerman, Mackenzie Boone, Kiersten B. Caliquire, and Darby Shaw) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kendall Rhue Wilson, Kaitlyn Kaufman, and Delta McCalister) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kendall Rhue Wilson, Kaitlyn Kaufman, and Delta McCalister) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kiersten B. Cliquire, Delta McCalister, Athena Ackerman, Kalea Fraser, Lauren Huneycutt, Skyler Brianna, Kaitlyn Kaufman, Darby Shaw, and Mackenzie Boone) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Will

Bedrolls on knapsacks dyed with Rite DyeMore. (actors Kiersten B. Cliquire, Delta McCalister, Athena Ackerman, Kalea Fraser, Lauren Huneycutt, Skyler Brianna, Kaitlyn Kaufman, Darby Shaw, and Mackenzie Boone) (left to right). photo credit: Lynn Willis

Final bedrolls were made by using Rite DyeMore color formulas on a packing blanket.

Final bedrolls were made by using Rite DyeMore color formulas on a packing blanket.

Hall's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Lime Bars color formula on a packing blanket.

Hall's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Lime Bars color formula on a packing blanket.

Hawkins's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Modern Green color formula on a packing blanket.

Hawkins's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Modern Green color formula on a packing blanket.

Bradly's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Racing Red color formula on a packing blanket.

Bradly's bedroll was made by using Rite DyeMore Racing Red color formula on a packing blanket.

Dye bath

Dye bath

Dye ratios and times

Dye ratios and times

Dye sample mastersheet

Dye sample mastersheet

Final dye sample mastersheet

Final dye sample mastersheet

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