←Recommendations of Last Drive to Dodge

I never expected that the world needed a play about a Black cowboy in post-Reconstruction Texas until I read this gorgeous work as an entry to Ashland New Plays Festival. Now I know it does! The characters of Ro and Prophet, and their relationship, are marvelously complex. It was lovely to see LDtD fully realized at Taproot Theatre with a great cast and design team. Hopefully more will get to see this at a theater near you.

I caught this at The Taproot Theatre and I can barely put into words how gorgeous it was. Complex characters, great roles for women and BIPOC actors, a fascinating world set during Reconstruction in Texas, lyrical prose, and when it delved into conflict, the characters never lost their three-dimensional humanity or vulnerability. And with a cast of four people and easy staging requirements, it is such a "doable" play. I hope many, many other theatres pick up this show!

A spectacular cowboy tale, refreshing in how it highlights stories the genre often overlooks. Through deals, deceit, and desire, the four characters push each other to a gripping climax.

“A history lesson and an important cultural message via a compelling, entertaining and intensely human story with characters so alive that their creation seems effortless.” An enthusiastic account of Last Drive to Dodge from an audience member at Ashland New Plays Festival. ANPF audiences praised Last Drive to Dodge for its poeticism, truth, and authenticity, stating that this show "underscores why the stage really does matter." We are excited to support Last Drive to Dodge by Andrew Lee Creech as an ANPF 2021 winner, and we can’t wait for more audiences to experience this exciting new work.

This new play cracks open the world of the old West you need to experience. Taut and tender, Andrew Lee Creech's play manages to evoke a familiar Western style and infuse it with an entirely new and necessary sensibility. Highly recommend.