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Epic Drama
At The Theatre
The epic “Shooting of Dan McGrew” comes to the stage of the Theatre at Washington, Va., on Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m., in a unique one-man show created and performed by actor Wayne Clawson.
The performance in its first Act presents a series of sketches based on the famous poet Robert William Service’s earthly tales of goldrush days. The best known of these include “The Spell of the Yukon,” “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” and, of course, “The Shooting of Dan McGrew.” The mood of these frontier poems ranges from the bawdy “Bessie’s Boil” to the tender and touching. “Wallflower,” and from the haunting “Spell of the Yukon” to the ghastly story of “Cannibal Joe Rich.”
A second Act, in contrasting mood, presents sketches based on Service’s experiences as an ambulance driver in the First World War, and reflect his subsequent condemnation of war. Then, in a further change of atmosphere, Clawson presents Service’s compassionate account of a “Favorite Fan,” and a rollicking of ‘The Three Bears.”
Clawson has long maintained a scholarly interest in the works of poet Robert William Service and writer Mark Twain. He has presented renditions of their works for theater patrons throughout the south. A recent review in the Watauga County Democrat reported: “Wayne Clawson cast the spell of the Yukon over the sold-out crowd .... He gave a masterful per
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