'Cowboy' stays on crowd-pleasing trail……

"The first word I wrote in my notebook at Friday's opening night was "Branson." Mind you, the Missouri entertainment mecca draws millions of people each year, and they're looking for the same good time that many in the Playcrafters crowd had this past weekend"........

David Burke, The Quad-City Times, September 2011

Partnership: “Make Me A Cowboy”…..

 "Make Me a Cowboy certainly made for a good time for Friday’s audience" .....

Thom White, River Cities’ Reader, September 2011

 "Just to tell you how much we enjoyed producing "Make Me a Cowboy" at the Jones theater in Westcliffe CO.  We opened our summer 2011 season with it. The audience loved it and sang along with the songs. It was a great success and a feel good show.

Thanks for writing it, we really had a good time with it at the Jones Theater."

Warm regards,
Anne Kimbell Relph
Executive director/Producer
Westcliffe Center/Jones theater

The new western musical comedy “Make Me A Cowboy” will have you laughing and singing all through the night!  "Make Me A Cowboy” is set in Kansas, the late 1880's, on a ranch known as “The Jumpin’ J”. The railroads are running full-steam, forcing cowboys out of the herding business, placing the entire ranch in danger of closing its doors forever.

The ranch owner and his wealthy brother (both hailing from St Louis) devise a plan to keep the ranch financially afloat: Instead of herding cattle, they will herd eager city slickers (for a wee fee, of course) into a no-hold’s barred, true-grit education on the cowboy way of life!

That’s right, for a small price, city folk can actually learn how to be real ranching cowhands!  The cowboys at the Jumpin J have put together and rehearsed a show to enlighten, endear and educate: a performance to show all what it’s like to be a genuine cowboy!

However, cowhands aren’t playwrights and though they planned this extravaganza to the best of their abilities, mishaps and unplanned shenanigans force these cowboys into a whimsical ride of impromptu, fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants action!

 If you liked  "Smoke On The Mountain" you are going to love "Make Me A Cowboy - A New Western Musical Comedy"

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I would love to discuss the possibility of how “Make Me A Cowboy – A New Western Musical Comedy” could be a part of your theatre’s schedule.

 An Accompaniment CD which has the full score and all the instruments added, is now available.  

 If interested in receiving a revised perusal copy of the script and a demo CD of the music please contact me.

All My Best,

 Don Bryant Bailey

Make Me A Cowboy

A New Western Musical Comedy

 Written by  

Don B. Bailey  

Shannon Sturgis

Conceived by

Don B. Bailey

 Special Thanks

Quinn Gresham

 Original Songs by

Kevin Kurth

Additional Lyrics

Shannon Sturgis

 Musical Arrangements by

Kevin Kurth

Contact Us Today!

Don Bryant Bailey

uncstanlee@yahoo.com

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.