Mountains in My Stride
by James Facos

Name: Mountains in My Stride
Brand: James Facos
SKU: 9780874403138

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90 mins 19th Century Ensemble Cast Interior Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

Mountains in My Stride is an indelibly American folk play of Missouri, 1830.

Veteran frontiersman Jason Hunt, slated for Congress, finds his destiny blocked by his love for Ruth, a young, fear-rooted Bostonian; while her cousin, Hannah, struggles to free herself of binding traditions, to love freely.

Blunder, an odd free spirit, raised by Pawnee, snared now by mercenary Sary, startles to find himself through his own native vision quest, which frees them all.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Sary late 30s; thin-boned; tight-mannered; grasping and cash-hard woman	female	30s	late 30s; thin-boned; tight-mannered; grasping and cash-hard woman
Hawkins burly; good-natured; obliging hulk of a man	—	—	burly; good-natured; obliging hulk of a man
Bailey very spirited; young river man	—	—	very spirited; young river man
Jory Bullard a burly bull of a man	—	—	a burly bull of a man
Jason Hunt a tall, rugged, weather-tanned man in his early 30s. His movements are quiet and easy. He wears a shirt of homespun, fringed buckskin britches, and moccasins	male	30s	a tall, rugged, weather-tanned man in his early 30s. His movements are quiet and easy. He wears a shirt of homespun, fringed buckskin britches, and moccasins
Hannah Webster a tall, poised woman of 35 or so, her propriety not yet hardened into primness	female	—	a tall, poised woman of 35 or so, her propriety not yet hardened into primness
Ruth Toby a gentle and lovely woman of 22 or so, on the threshold of self-discovery. Her dress is a heavy black mourning dress	female	—	a gentle and lovely woman of 22 or so, on the threshold of self-discovery. Her dress is a heavy black mourning dress
Blunder a sinewy man, clad in buckskin revealing a compact, muscular body. A knife sheath hangs from his belt. His movements are supple, with cat-like grace, an almost primitive swiftness in them. He seems older than his years only because of his shaggy beard.	male	—	a sinewy man, clad in buckskin revealing a compact, muscular body. A knife sheath hangs from his belt. His movements are supple, with cat-like grace, an almost primitive swiftness in them. He seems older than his years only because of his shaggy beard.
Tom Bowie a bulky giant of a man, weathered and hard-built, in homespun shirt, leather britches and heavy boots, muddy with travel. In his early, rugged 40s.	male	40s	a bulky giant of a man, weathered and hard-built, in homespun shirt, leather britches and heavy boots, muddy with travel. In his early, rugged 40s.
A Crowd of McIver’s men, and river and town folk	—	—	of McIver’s men, and river and town folk
Mciver 40s; wiry; forceful; energetic man	—	40s	40s; wiry; forceful; energetic man