COWBOYS WITH QUESTIONS
By Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth
Directed by Suz Pontillo
AUG 30 – SEP 15 | 12TH AVE ARTS
Cowboys with Questions follows an isolated community that is led by George, a charismatic leader with an uncanny ability to skirt death. Their day-to-day activities and secret rituals are disrupted by the arrival of a cowboy.
Inspired by Euripedes’ The Bacchae and modern-day cults, this play is a thought-provoking exploration of human behavior, inviting audiences to question their own desires for community and the boundaries they are willing to cross in its pursuit.
Cowboys with Questions is underwritten by John Robinson.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Cowboys with Questions runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
Content Warnings
SPECIAL DATES
Aug 30 | Opening Night + Afterparty
Sep 6 | Livestream Performance
MEET THE TEAM
CAST
George – Jesse Parce
Tristan – Kevin Tanner
Lantana – Jessica Marvin-Romero
Larkspur – Taylor Melville
Moonseed – Jacqueline Tardanico
Bryony – Kelly Johnson
Castor – Riley Gene
Poppy – Adrian Prendergast
Understudies – Jameson Cook, Tatyana Emery, Rachel Nellie
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Suz Pontillo*
Assistant Director + Dramaturg: Daisy Schreiber*
Scenic Design: Devin Peterson
Lighting Design: Trevor Cushman
Props Design: Lilia Deering*
Sound Design: Max Koh
Costume Design: Monty Rozema*
Movement Director: Ayla Wren Wallace
Intimacy Director: Cessa Bettancourt
*indicates member of Washington Ensemble Theatre
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Suz Pontillo (she/they) is a first-generation Chilean-American multi-hyphenate queer artist from Miami, Florida. Since moving to Seattle in 2020, Suz has had the opportunity to work with Tacoma Arts Live, Burien Actors Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, and Dacha Theatre. They feel incredibly grateful that WET has given them the opportunity to build community and make art through collaboration and play.