Pistolero Rideaway: A Red Shuttleworth Play

Pistolero Rideaway

a play by

Red Shuttleworth

Pistolero Rideaway (cast of three women and six men) is a retelling of the Kaspar Hauser legend.  Kaspar, a sixteen year old boy found in the wilderness, journeys from innocence and the primal to the hazards of modernity.  

Red Shuttleworth's Pistolero Rideaway was developed and received its first reading at Sundance Playwrights Lab in July of 1994.  The reading was directed by Kathleen Dimmick.  Quincy Long worked as dramaturg.  Stephanie Fischer served as stage manager.  The cast, with two actors in double-roles, featured:

            Daniel Jenkins............................Kaspar

            Susan Cash.................................Mango

            Quincy Long..............................Mac & Fr. Longwell

             Ethan Phillips............................Coroner & US Marshal

             Francois Chau...........................Tim

             Susan Watson...........................Alice

             Rob Curtis-Brown.....................Nicholas

             Joanne Takahashi......................Julia

 Daniel Jenkins

Susan Cash

Kathleen Dimmick and Quincy Long

Ethan Phillips

Francois Chau

Susan Watson

Rob Curtis-Brown and Joanne Takahashi