Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War

Mystic Faces: Characters and Players

©2004 Mystic Voices, LLC

    Narragansett Sachem Miantanomo, portrayed by Clif Drake (Lumbee), allied with the English in the Pequot War.  Within five years of the War's end, he was questioning alliance with the settlers.
   

Captain John Underhill, English commander from Boston, is portrayed by William Scott Russell. Underhill eloquently documented the major events of the War in his journal, Newes From America. 
    The stately Pequot Ambassador to the English in 1636 is portrayed by Jonathan Perry (Wampanoag). 
    Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop, Sr.,  is portrayed by Jeremy Black.  Black also portrays other English historical characters, including Reverend John Cotton.
    Sachem Uncas of the Mohegan Tribe is portrayed by Chris Ortiz (Wampanoag).  The Mohegans split from the Pequots in 1635.
   

Pequot Grand Sachem Sassacus is portrayed by Gregory Zaragoza (Pima). Sassacus was the focal point of Pequot resistance during the War.
   

Captain John Mason is portrayed by Morton Hall Millen. Mason led the English attack on the Pequots' fortified village at Missituck (Mystic) in 1637.
    The Old Chief, who according to Algonquian tradition sighted the first European ship as it approached the coast of America, is portrayed by Howling Wolf (Micmac). 
    Wincombone is portrayed by Strong Woman (Julianne Jennings, Pequot-Nottoway).  Wincombone was an influencial Pequot woman at the time of the War.
   

Roger Williams is portrayed by British actor Simon Boughey. Williams, who often took issue with the Boston leadership, founded the Rhode Island colony.
   

The infamous Captain John Stone is portrayed by Thomas Delventhal. Stone's murder by Indians was, from the English viewpoint, a major cause of the War.
   

A Narragansett Elder, who teaches Roger Williams his language and who recoils at the sight of the burning village at Missituck, is portrayed by Cochise Medicine Shield (Deleware).
    Lieutenant Lion Gardiner, commander of the English fort at Saybrook, is portrayed by Dennis Smith.
    Helena Underhill, Dutch wife of Captain John Underhill, is portrayed by Sheri Graubert.  The Underhill's daughter, Deborah, is portrayed by Evie Dill. Sheri also provides voice-over narration for sections of the documentary.
    A shouting Pequot Warrior at the siege of Fort Saybrook is portrayed by Matt Vianna (Algonquin-Cherokee).
   

Victims of the Native smallpox epidemic and the Pequot massacre are portrayed by Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa/Apache/Chicka). Matoaka also provides reenactment voice-overs.
    A mysterious Indian in a scarlet mantle is portrayed by Joe Cross (Caddo/Potawatomi). Joe also provides reenactment voice-overs. 
   
        The voice of English trader John Brewster is provided by Dave Conaway.

The voice of John Endicott, leader of the first English expedition against the Pequots, is provided by Mark McConnell.