Adapted & Directed by Myra Platt
A vivid new production in the celebrated Book-It style—featuring fresh talent, sharp wit, and stories that explore love, longing, and life on the rugged frontier.

October 9 - 25

About the Play

Adapted from Pam Houston’s acclaimed short story collection Cowboys Are My Weakness (1992), this production brings to life four interwoven stories—“How to Talk to a Hunter,” “Selway,” “For Bo,” and the title story, “Cowboys Are My Weakness.”

Myra Platt, who originally directed the 1999 Book-It Repertory Theatre staging, returns with a fresh adaptation tailored for Whidbey Island audiences. With signature wit, emotional sharpness, and a dash of Western mystique, Houston’s stories showcase women navigating desire and independence against the vast backdrop of the modern West.

Music
Live music performed by Barbara Dunn and Beverly Heising

Cast & Character Assignments
Seven dynamic performers, including two Equity actors (marked with *), bring this world to life—each taking on multiple roles across the play’s four stories.

Intro

• Woman 1 – Alyssa Keene

• Woman 2 – Hilary Pickles*

• Woman 3 – Hailey Henderson*

• Woman 4 – April Jane Herrild

How to Talk to a Hunter

• Woman 1 / Narrator – Alyssa Keene

• Hunter – Miles Harrison

• Best Female Friend – Hilary Pickles*

• Best Male Friend – David Mayer

• Janie Coyote – April Jane Herrild

Selway

• Woman 2 / Narrator – Hilary Pickles*

• Jack – David Mayer

• Harvey – Miles Harrison

• Charlie 1 – Max Cole-Takanikos

• Charlie 2 – Hailey Henderson*

• Ramona – April Jane Herrild

For Bo

• Woman 3 / Narrator – Hailey Henderson*

• Sam – Max Cole-Takanikos

• Mom – Hilary Pickles*

• Aunt Colleen – Alyssa Keene

• Dog Pound Guy – Miles Harrison

• George (dog) – David Mayer

• Gracie (dog) – April Jane Herrild

Cowboys Are My Weakness

• Woman 4 / Narrator – April Jane Herrild

• Homer – Max Cole-Takanikos

• Monte – Miles Harrison

• David – David Mayer

• Buck – Alyssa Keene

• Dawn – Hilary Pickles*

• Ranch Hands – Hailey Henderson*, Alyssa Keene, Hilary Pickles*, plus ensemble