Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. A rollicking adventure tale brought thrillingly to life by a gender-bending cast of diverse performers who tell the story of an actual 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell to chart the Colorado River. This rousing historical saga is a provocative meditation on gender and historical memory that offers a new view our shared past