You have died of dysentery! For those who grew up playing "The Oregon Trail" computer game, dysentery was serious business. In this fresh and funny retelling of our history, two Janes traverse The Oregon Trail.
"Now Jane" is playing the computer game in 1997; "Then Jane" is in a covered wagon in 1848. A judgey game show narrator, a domineering sister and two oxen try to corral the two Janes. Fate maneuvers them both to a conclusion that changes their lives and sends them to the end of the trail.
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Alex Leigh Ramirez will play Then Jane in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Kate Szrom.
Alex Leigh Ramirez will play Then Jane in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Kate Szrom.
(L-R) Leif Norby as Clancy, Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane and Emily Yetter as Mary Anne in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
Sarah Baskin as Now Jane (front) and Emily Yetter as Mary Anne in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
Sarah Baskin as Now Jane (front) and Emily Yetter as Mary Anne in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
Sarah Baskin as Now Jane (front) and Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
(L-R) Emily Yetter as Mary Anne, Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane and Leif Norby as Clancy in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
Emily Yetter as Mary Anne (front), Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane and Leif Norby as Clancy in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
(L-R) Sarah Baskin as Now Jane and Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
(L-R) Sarah Baskin as Now Jane and Alex Leigh Ramirez as Then Jane in Bekah Brunstetter's "The Oregon Trail," running at The Armory October 29 through November 20, 2016. Photo by Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv.
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