Lewis, Clark, and York
This 3-actor educational reenactment focuses on a third figure central to the famous historical expedition. A childhood servant of Clark, York was crucial to the journey’s success. York hunted for food, smooth relations with Native Americans, cared for the ill, and discovered new plants and animals throughout the trek across America. York was also responsible for striking a friendly relationship with Sacagawea, daughter of a Shoshone Chief and wife of Toussaint Charbonneau, the French fur trader hired as an interpreter for the journey. This performance teaches children the value of tenacity, strength, and perseverance found in two often-overlooked, unsung heroes of the great Lewis and Clark expedition.
Credits
Book by: Deondra Kamau Means
Music by: Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman
Lyrics by: Tom Johnson
Additional Lyrics by: Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman
Adapted from YORK by Tom Johnson through The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Roderick Justice Producing Artistic Director
Directed by Maddie Burgoon Jones