AUDITIONS FOR THE 2024 SEASON ARE CLOSED, BUT WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!

Send us a virtual audition to horninthewesthickoryridge@gmail.com!

WE NEED TECHNICIANS!

Horn in the West™  celebrated its 71st Anniversary in 2023, featuring dynamic staging and choreography depicting an adaptation of Kermit Hunter’s story of some of the first frontiersmen of the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains.  Located in Boone, North Carolina.

CONTRACTS

Seasonal Employment Agreement

*Salaries are determined by position and experience*

Local Auditions in Boone, NC

When: February 17, 2024

Where: Grace Lutheran Church

115 E King St. | Boone, NC

Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Unable to attend local auditions? Send us a virtual audition to horninthewesthickoryridge@gmail.com!

Submit a short monologue video plus another video singing. The singing video is more specific, however. You need two songs - one of your choice in a comfortable range and another doing a verse of a traditional hymn sung as if in a choir, NOT as a soloist. A couple of examples would be 'How Firm a Foundation' or 'Wondrous Love'.

SHOW INFO

Shows are 8-10 pm. There is an intermission after the fire dance.

We do not have a building or community housing hall at this time. If you have the hook up, send Kathleen an email at horninthewesthickoryridge@gmail.com. If you are in need of housing and have a RV, camper, or are open to “host family” housing, please let us know in your application!

If you have specific questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly. We are excited to work with you!

I would literally wrestle a bear Daniel Boone style to go see this show.

- Guest Jeremiah

CAST BREAKDOWN

Dr. Stuart: The patriarch of the Stuart family, He is a starch British Loyalist and is the Regimental Surgeon for the Royal Militia. Stuart loves his family and would do anything for them. He is very stubborn and hot headed and is totally against the Revolutionary Cause. After getting news the war is on their doorstep he begrudgingly has a change a heart and joins the Patriots in their fight for Independence.

Martha Stuart: Matriarch to the Stuart family and sister of Royal Governor William Tryon. She is quick to abandon her Loyalist values for the safety of her family. She is an independent and caring member of the new settler’s community.

Jack Stuart: Son of Dr. and Martha Stuart. An arrogant hotheaded rebel who is infatuated with the idea of independence from Great Britain. He is very determined to join the fight for independence against his fathers wishes. He is in love with Mary Greene who is kind of a weakness for him.

Mary Greene: A kind orphan girl who is adopted by Widow Howard after her father is killed. She falls in love with Jack Stuart.

Widow Howard: Matriarch of the entire settlement who is wise beyond her years. She has a “slight” crush on Sims and always seems to butt heads with him.

Rev. Sims: Patriarch of the settlement who is also wise beyond his years and very religious. He wants to ensure that their community is left in peace.

Capt. Mackenzie: Commander of the Royal Militia (Loyalist) under Governor Tryon. Later becomes agent to the Cherokee. Is brutal and takes no prisoners and his ultimate goal is to crush the rebellion at any cost no matter how many he has to kill to reach it.

Dragging Canoe: Cherokee War Chief and son of Attakullakulla. Is opposed to white settlement in Cherokee territory and trusts Captain Mackenzie to help regain their land.

Nancy Ward: Cousin of Dragging Canoe and ally of the settlers. Her main goal is peace between the Cherokee and Settlers. She will risk her standing with the Cherokee to warn her allies of impending attacks.

Attakullakulla: Chief of the Cherokee Wolf Clan. Like Nancy Ward prefers peace but wants the Cherokee People to make their own decision.

Gov. William Tryon: Royal Governor of North Carolina. He and Mackenzie crush the Regulators at Alamance. Has no sympathy for who take up arms against the crown. Sees himself as the eyes, ears, voice, and fist of the Crown in North Carolina.

Maj. Patrick Ferguson: British Officer who commands the Loyalist Forces in the Carolinas. Ferguson is the polar opposite of Mackenzie and is a man of honor.

Daniel Boone: Frontiersman who helps guide the Stuarts and settlers into the Appalachian Mountains. He is a voice of reason throughout the story.