COLTER'S HELL
Colter's Hell is a new play by Ross Peter Nelson. It explores the ecological impact of the first white settlers on the western US through the eyes of the animals.
Featuring
Directed by Mary Linn Crouse
JOHN COLTER - Barry Stambaugh
COYOTE - Haley Nelson
RAVEN - Mary Riitano
CHIPMUNK - Erin Cleveland
TROUT - Gabi Eodice
BEAVER - Tom Gocksch
ELK - Ross Nelson
JOHN LOCKE - Tom Gocksch
CANDIAN - Tom Gocksch
GEYSER - Mary Riitano
MUDPOT - Gabi Eodice
RAINBOW POOL - Erin Cleveland
WISHPOOSH - Tom Gocksch
Stage manager / tech - Kendall Skoog
April 15-24, 2016
100 Fuller Ave.
Helena MT 59601
The Story
The animals of the Rocky Mountains discover a new kind of pale human is living among them. Unlike the humans they've been used to for centuries, this mountain man called John Colter traps for money rather than food. They conspire to capture him, but when he survives not only the water spirits of the Yellowstone region, but a hunting party of Piikani (Blackfoot) natives, the supernatural intervenes. Wishpoosh, an 8-foot albino beaver, confronts both Colter and the animals with visions of the future ecology of the land. This eco-fantasy draws parallels between the radical environmental change triggered during the early 19th century and the challenges of today.