Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre presented “Man Against the Mountain” on June 15, 2014 at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA.
"Man Against the Mountain" is a live radio play that originally aired in 1947 in the Cavalcade of America Series. The radio play 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 – Jayson Lozier
Whitman & Tom – Jim Shallcross
Gustave Marsh – Jesse Steele
Elizabeth Marsh – Jeannie Smith
Aunt Hitty – Julie Fought
Oscar – Jon Klusmire
Bert – Manuel Ruiz
Abbott – Deborah Levin
Male Voices 1 & 2 – Jon Klusmire
SFX/Foley artists:
Jude Greenburgh
Drew Wickman
Musicians/Vocalists:
Victor Silvas (Vocals, guitar and mandolin)
Sandy Anderson (Vocals)
Director: Sandy Langley
Music/SFX Director: Manuel Ruiz
Host: Kent Ramlose and the Double L Bar
Bread & Spread from the IOU Garden:
Jane McDonald, Julie Fought, Deborah Levin
IOU Espresso: Sarah McCabe and Betty Alvarado Torres
