Mammas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Actors - A Play

An autobiographical fish out of water comedy about a cattle rancher who gains entrance to a prestigious acting school in New York.

Production run from 2001-2006

Mammas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Be Actors ran in:

La Plata, Maryland
New Haven, Connecticut
Staunton, Virginia
Kirksville, Missouri
Bakersfield, California
Washington, D.C.

What People Have Said:

“This new kid on the block spins some downright hilarious and touching tales”

— Joe Stevenson, Kern Valley Sun (Kernville, CA)

“It’s a great, heartwarming show making a successful run at The Spotlight Theatre.”

— Chris Page, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Ca)

“Cattle rancher, stand-up comedian, struggling actor and natural storyteller are just a few things that describe funny man James Beard, who is currently on a national tour of his hilarious one-man show, Mammas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Actors”

— Phillip G. Kopp, The Renegade Rip (Kern County, CA)

“Beard’s stories, while never lagging or failing to entertain, at first seem unrelated, but this is really just a trick of good writing. Without the audience being aware of it, he uses recurring themes and characters to build a coherent, forward-moving story that hangs together as a complete work.”

— Charles Culbertson, The News Leader (Staunton, VA)

“But Beard isn’t just funny, playgoers say. His 90-minute biographical comedy is also peppered with poignant moments and truthful revelations about life, family, friendship and people you think you know.”

— Steven Mayer, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA)