Bid to be a boat-owner! If you’ve been following Third Rail on Facebook or Instagram over the last month, chances are you’ve become familiar with this beautiful 11′ rowboat. With its gorgeous blue hull and sleek design, perhaps you’ve been eyeing it longingly, imagining yourself out on the river on a May morning. Well, […]
Tag: Men on Boats
Wind & Oar Boat School to Partner with Third Rail for Men On Boats
Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, tells the story of the Powell expedition of 1869–an epic and harrowing journey of cartographic and scientific discovery along the Colorado River. Powell and his crew undertook the expedition in four modified Whitehall rowboats–the Maid of the Cañon, the Kitty Clyde’s Sister, the No Name and the Emma Dean. In order to gain a […]
Mentorship Alumna Jessica Hillenbrand Joins the Cast of Men On Boats
We are thrilled to welcome Jessica Hillenbrand, alumna of the 2013/14 Third Rail Mentorship Program, in her mainstage debut as Hall in Men On Boats. Born and raised in Portland, Jessica holds a BA in Drama from the University of Portland. You may have recently seen her underneath a great deal of eyeliner as Maya in […]
Woman Crush Wednesday: Jeanne Baret
Get tickets to Men on Boats! Our next show, Men On Boats, capsizes the white male conquest narrative and features ten extraordinary women in the roles of John Wesley Powell and his intrepid crew. In honor of this gleeful gender-bend, we’re launching this #womancrushwednesday series, featuring adventurers from past and present. Check back every Wednesday […]
Amy Driesler Makes Her Third Rail Debut
We are thrilled to welcome Amy Driesler as Dunn in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Amy recently moved to Portland from New York, where she is a regular member of the critically acclaimed The Queen’s Company. Recent credits include: Nut in Orange Julius (staged reading Profile Theatre), Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew […]
Josie Seid Makes Her Third Rail Debut
We are thrilled to announce that Josie Seid will portray OG in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018 at Imago Theater. Josie’s past roles include: Dido in Artist Rep’s An Octoroon as well as Viney in their production of The Miracle Worker. The Queen/Angela/Hermione in A Maze (Theatre Vertigo); Lina Darling in Nine the Musical (Lakewood Theater). She also brought […]
Gwendolyn Duffy Makes Her Third Rail Debut
We are thrilled to announce that Gwendolyn Duffy will portray Bradley in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Gwendolyn was raised here in Portland. She studied dance and theatre from a young age and began her professional performance career in 2005 as a member of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate […]
Kerry Ryan Portrays Goodman in Men On Boats
Company Member Kerry Ryan will play Goodman in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Kerry is a graduate of Brown University and the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Program, a former member of Imago Theatre and Theatre Vertigo, and a proud current member of Third Rail Repertory (A Bright New Boise, The Realistic Joneses, […]
Shalanda Sims Makes Her Third Rail Debut
We are excited to welcome Shalanda Sims to the Third Rail stage as Hawkins in Men On Boats! Shalanda hails from the great Northwest and is a proud wife and mother of three. She is a performing artist, writer, teacher and advocate. Shalanda is the author of the newly-released children’s book Night Rhythm and has […]
Amber Whitehall Joins the Cast of Men On Boats
We are thrilled to announce that Amber Whitehall will portray Old Shady in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Amber Whitehall is a founding member of PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble). She is a performer/creator and teacher. Her research and teaching includes creative compositional process, embodied awareness and expression, and the symbiotic relationship between composition […]