Forefront: Cassidy (Cara Rebecca) and Richard Lee Hsi, Background: (L-R Katelyn Morishita, Rebbekah Ogden, Karen Johnson-Diamond,
Photo by Benjamin Laird
“If only Gran were here. She’d know what to do. She’d sit on that wooden milk stool and she’d set me on the ledge of the tack room, and we’d figure out what to do next.”
Joyce, Effie and BB are cowgirl goddesses on Mount Olympus who lament that the heroines of rodeos past are all but forgotten. It’s a cowboy’s world. Cocky steer-ropers have stolen the spotlight down on earth for long enough. The goddesses decide to use their considerable supernatural powers to give rise to a cowgirl revolution. When they discover Cassidy Clark, a talented, charismatic loner from Claresholm, they know they have found the barrel racer poised to lead their cause. The three goddesses appear to her one day, offering her all the gifts she will need to earn her first buckle at the Canadian Finals Rodeo championship. Cassidy and her trusty mare, Starbright rise to the top of the circuit, throwing back shots of Jack Daniels and two-stepping along the way..but just how far will Cassidy push herself and Starbright in pursuit of their dream?
Co-created with Meg Braem and Christine Brubaker
Family, 2 acts, 95 mins / Cast: 5 women, 1 man
Production History
Directed by Christine Brubacker, Cowgirl Up premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects, Oct 2023.
A story that has pit stops at all the small town Alberta rodeos and where ‘Calgary Stampede’ is the holy grail every rodeo rider dreams of competing at.
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Chatterton has given Cowgirl Up true prairie flavour