Written by Adrienne Burke-Moran
Music Composition by Erin Burke-Moran
Original work developed and produced by the creative team of Punctuate4 Productions
In 2017, Adrienne and Erin Burke-Moran set out to walk the Appalachian Trail. They did not go because their lives were broken. They went because the world was loud, and the woods were quiet. What follows is not an escape story, exactly. It's the story of two people who love each other moving through the same wilderness at different speeds: one looking for air, one looking for answers, both carrying more than they know how to name.
With a script written and shaped by Adrienne’s lived experience and original music drawn from Erin’s life as a touring musician, Thru Hike traces the strange clarity that arrives when the noise falls away — marriage, grief, burnout, fear for the future, and the private question beneath it all: What kind of life can we honestly choose?
Thru Hike
They walked away to find out what’s left. A true story from the Appalachian Trail.
2026 workshop Production
June 5 - 7, 2026
The Calderwood at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston
Directed by Myriam Cyr and Michelle Joyner
Produced by Catherine Stramer
CAST
Detour: Brian Mason
Ishmael: Janet Pohli
Torin Cox
Sharon Mason
2024 Staged Reading
July 12, 2024 @ 7:30 p.m.
The Community House
Directed by Myriam Cyr
Music Composition by Erin Burke-Moran
Music Direction by Erin Burke-Moran
Executive Produced by Catherine Stramer and Myriam Cyr
CAST
Detour: Erin Burke Moran
Ishmael: Adrienne Burke-Moran
Mosey Two-Step: Phil Thompson
Mrs. Dent / Driver: Pamela Battin-Sacks
Omelet Man / Trust Fund Baby: Noah Greenstein
Narrator: Steven Sacks
2024 Reading Excerpt & Presentation
April 22, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.
The Larcom Theatre
Produced by Catherine Stramer and Myriam Cyr
Directed by Myriam Cyr
Music Composition by Erin Burke-Moran
Music Direction by Erin Burke-Moran
Talk-back with Adrienne and Erin Burke-Moran
Sponsored by the Beverly Cultural Council
Performed on Earth Day, bringing people together to appreciate the power of nature through the awe-inspiring musical journey, the presentation featured a reading of the highlights from the script along with selections of the original music.