Details

Adapted from The Career of Elmer McCurdy, Deceased by Richard J Bagsall). The 'True' story of a small-time American outlaw. One of the last maverick train robbers to fall under the dubious influences of the Wild West, he was killed by a posse in 1911 - or was he? Comic, bizarre, banal, quirky McCurdy faces how we deal with death and our longings for immortality. A thriller. A mystery. Of life and afterlife - with cowboy boots still on. More real than a David Lynch, more believable than you'd dare think, McCurdy's story haunts us with its gruesome pathos.

Creatives/Company

Author: Michael Duke
Company: Northern Stage Ensemble
Director: John Cobb