IOU THEATRE | Man Against The Mountain (2015)

METABOLIC STUDIO

Metabolic Studio's IOU THEATRE presented “Man Against the Mountain” on May 3, 2015 at Alpine Elementary School at 4 pm in Littlerock, California in collaboration with the Social Practice Program at Otis School of Art and Design and the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA. This radio play that originally aired in 1947 in the Cavalcade of America Series tells how the people of Lone Pine built the Mt. Whitney Trail and Observatory. A troupe of local performers from the Owens Valley read the play and performed sound effects. The Cavalcade of America series, an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953. The Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. CAST Announcer, Hiestand, Campbell & Luis – Jon Klusmire/Victor Silvas Whitman & Tom – Jim Shallcross Gustave Marsh – Jesse Steele Elizabeth Marsh – Mary Winchester Aunt Hitty – Jeanie Smith Oscar – Jon Klusmire Bert – Manuel Ruiz Abbott - Deborah Levin Male Voices 1 & 2 - Jon Klusmire/Victor Silvas SFX/Foley artists: Judyth Greenburgh Drew Wickman Musicians/Vocalists: Victor Silvas (Vocals, guitar and mandolin) Sandy Anderson (Vocals) Director: Chris Langley Music/SFX Director: Manuel Ruiz Transportation: Beverly Vander Wall