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Shakespeare of the American West Takes the Stage at Canyon Moon
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Bobby Bridger is a renowned performer, writer, and musician who has been hailed as the Shakespeare of the American West. Bridger has awed audiences across the globe with his historic epic A Ballad of the West. This highly-acclaimed trilogy of historically-documented epic ballads which chronicle the American West from the days of the mountain man and fur trade to the era of the 1820s through the death of Lakota Holy Man, Black Elk in 1950. Canyon Moon is proud to bring this unprecedented piece to Sedona for four performances November 5-8. Bill Wittliff, screenwriter of Lonesome Dove, hailed Bridger’s A Ballad of the West as “A treasure of the American spirit.” The renowned playwright Dale Wasserman (Man of La Mancha and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) called A Ballad of the West “poetry to be chanted.” Bridger has been seen on Austin City Limits, Good Morning America, National Public Radio and at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Highlights of his illustrious career include being featured with David Carradine and Will Sampson in the film Black Elk Speaks and working with theatre notables the Tony nominated Dale Wasserman, Joe Sears and being asked to perform for the Dali Lama, Mother Theresa and Carl Sagan in the closing ceremonies of the First Human Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival. Bridger will perform part one Seekers of the Fleece and part three Lakota of this acclaimed trilogy in Sedona. Seekers of the Fleece presents the life of the premiere mountain man Jim Bridger and the fur trade era, musically dramatizing the adventures of the initial conversations between Europeans and Native Americans as well as the beginning of the Emigration era and the Indian West era. Bridger is a descendant of this notorious mountain man and worked as a consultant to Robert Redford on the film Jeremiah Johnson. Lakota begins with the meeting of Nebraska epic poet John Neihardt and the Lakota Holy Man Black Elk in South Dakota in 1931. A “telling of a telling of a telling,” Lakota musically and dramatically presents Black Elk’s recollections to Neihardt. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday, November 5-8. All performances begin at 7:30 pm. It is recommended that you purchase tickets early as seating is limited and Bridger’s limited run is expected to sell out. Act One will be Seekers of the Fleece and Act Two Lakota. Bridger will be available for a question and answer session at the end of performances. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and $20 for Canyon Moon subscribers. To Purchase tickets: Call Brown Paper Tickets' 24-hour hotline at 1-800-838-3006. Tickets are also available at Rycus' Corners in the Village of Oakcreek and at Clothing Reflections near Bashas' in West Sedona. For more information visit www.canyonmoontheatre.org. |
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When: 7:30 PM Where: Canyon Moon Theatre, Hwy 179, Village of Oakcreek Phone: 1-800-838-3006 Contact: www.canyonmoontheatre.org Don't keep it to yourself. Tell everyone you know! Subscribe now! Get Sedona news and events delivered right to your email. (Your privacy is protected. No spam ever, and you can unsubscribe at any time.) |
