Brush Ape
The Loggers of the
Northwest
Sanctuary Stage will be producing an original, regionally specific, community-engaged play that is based around the lives of the Pacific Northwest logging families both past and present. The play will explore the hardships faced by the early loggers and settlers of Northern California and the lives of loggers of subsequent generations. In keeping with the play's focus, the performances will take place in Eureka, California at the Blue Ox Mill Works, an old abandoned and condemned power plant, converted into a lumber company 40 years ago but has since become a historical museum and woodworking shop.
The development of the original play will be in coordination and collaboration with The Blue Ox Millworks, The Ink People Center for the Arts, the Arcata Arts Center, local residents, historians, logging families and local timber companies. This project will focus on the lives of loggers both past and present. This project is not meant to be a platform for political bantering about ethical logging or the effects of logging on our northern forests. We want to capture a glimpse of the history, day-to-day lives and experiences of the men and women who call themselves loggers.
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