Tag Archives: John Ware

Reimagining our own lost history: John Ware Reimagined at Workshop West, a review

Posted on November 10, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca John Ware could do many things in life. He could ride horses too wild for any other man. He could wrestle any rampaging steer into submission, organize a cattle drive, run a ranch, walk through a … Continue reading →

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Don’t let preconceptions define you: meet the stars of John Ware Reimagined

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca On a cold morning last week before rehearsals started for the day, I met up with Jesse Lipscombe and Jameela McNeil, who play John Ware and his wife in the production of Cheryl Foggo’s John Ware … Continue reading →

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The making of a (black) cowboy legend: John Ware Reimagined at Workshop West

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca He was a high rider, a figure carved from the X-large dimensions of Western mythology. A late 19th century Alberta cowboy of extraordinary  skill and savvy, capable of startling feats of agility, daring, horsemanship. What young … Continue reading →

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