Go West!
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SONG LIST:
- Overture
- Go West!
- Wagons, Ho!
- My Pony And Me
- Steamboatin'
- Keep Rollin'
- Where I Make My Home
- Go For The Gold!
- Reprise: Go West!
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
The cast of characters can be broadened or contained by splitting roles or combining them. Here is a list of speaking parts as they appear in the script.
- James Marshall: The young man who first discovered gold while building a water wheel for John Sutter in California.
- John Soule: The young editorial newspaper writer for the Terre Haute Express who first coined the phrase "Go West, Young Man! And grow up with the country!"
- Wagon Master: In charge of leading a wagon train to the west
- Pioneer Woman 1 & 2
- Pioneer Man 1 & 2
- Cowpoke 1, 2, & 3: Boys or girls
- Hank: The lead Cowpoke
- Miner 1, 2, & 3
- Robert Fulton: Introduced the steamboat to America
- Steamboat Captain
- Captain's First Mate
- Mr. Henry: A railroad worker
- Brigham Young: Mormon leader who lead a group of Mormon settlers to Salt Lake City. He became the first Governor of the Utah Territory.
- Yellow Rose of Texas: A colorful woman of Texas history
- Tex: A Texan
- Mayor of Independence, Missouri where many wagon trains commenced.
- Peter Cooper: Inventor of the Tom Thumb, one of the first locomotives in the U.S.
- Townsperson 1, 2, & 3
- Horse Owner
- Announcer 1
- Announcer 2
- Native American (man or woman)
- Trapper Woman
- Trapper Man
- Farmer
- Sailor
- Mountain Man
Choreography and Staging suggestions are also included.