John and Teddy in the Mountains

By Ben Clawson
Sponsored by: Luna Stage
In May 1903, two men camped for three nights in Yosemite. Teddy Roosevelt wanted to “drop politics absolutely.” John Muir wanted to “do some forest good, talking around the fire.” The difficulty was both men wanted to do all the talking. John and Teddy in the Mountains is the story of two great men trying to figure out what the hell to do with all this natural American land, even though by the time they asked the question, most of it was already gone. Part of the NJTA STAGES FESTIVAL
In association with Playwrights Theatre of NJ and the NJ Theatre Alliance, this series of stage readings of new plays highlights the New Jersey playwright and NJ regional theatres that are working with these playwrights to cultivate and support their product.

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