Author: Leon Martell
Synopsis: America, 1809. Barely in his thirties,
Meriwether Lewis, with his friend and partner William Clark, had led an
expedition across the continent and back. He was a national hero, the
governor of the Louisiana Territory, and he killed himself. "Bea[u]tiful in
the Extreme," his own words to describe the prairie, follows Meriwether Lewis as
he wrestles the demons in his mind. Between the time of his first suicide
attempt on a flat boat down the Mississippi, and his final self execution in an
inn on the Natchez trace, Lewis relives the triumphs and trials of his epic
journey. With Thomas Jefferson, his mentor, Sacagawea the
native girl as his guide, and William Clark, his friend, anchor and in many
ways soul mate, he struggles to find meaning in all he has seen and
done. A warrior faces evil spirits, broken dreams, and
politicians in his final battle. Whiskey, meat, laughs, and laudanum on
the long trail to immortality.
Cast Size: 9 or more actors playing multiple
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