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.

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