A Glacier Strider

by Kyle Walker

[ALASKAN GHOST STORY, ONE ACT]
On an Alaskan Christmas Eve, 1899, three unlikely companions become lost in a snowstorm on the Valdez Glacier. They find shelter in a makeshift cabin, but soon discover that it can't protect them from themselves or from the ghosts calling to them out in the storm.

[ALASKAN GHOST STORY, ONE ACT]
On an Alaskan Christmas Eve, 1899, three unlikely companions become lost in a snowstorm on the Valdez Glacier. They find shelter in a makeshift cabin, but soon discover that it can't protect them from themselves or from the ghosts calling to them out in the storm.

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A Glacier Strider

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  • Marshall Logan Gibbs: A Glacier Strider by Kyle Walker
    “

    Saw this read at the Valdez Theatre Conference! Kyle Walker has an incredible gift of immersing the audience in the world of his plays - and in the case of A Glacier Strider, the environment was so rich it was almost a character of its own. Is this a ghost story, or (as Walker explores in the play) a portrait of the past? Either way, I will be thinking about this play for a very long time. Well done!!

    Saw this read at the Valdez Theatre Conference! Kyle Walker has an incredible gift of immersing the audience in the world of his plays - and in the case of A Glacier Strider, the environment was so rich it was almost a character of its own. Is this a ghost story, or (as Walker explores in the play) a portrait of the past? Either way, I will be thinking about this play for a very long time. Well done!!

    ”

Character Information

  • JOSEPHINE
    F – 20s-30s, a photographer. Strong-willed and haunted.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • STEWART
    M – 50s+, expedition cook. Ragged and bitter.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • EDWIN
    M – 20s-30s, mission leader. Headstrong and hopeful.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man

Development History

  • Reading, Valdez Theatre Conference, 2026