Past Shows
Boise
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Boise Written by David Folwell Directed by Rob Bundy Previews began Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 8pm Opened Monday, June 14, 2004 at 8pm Played through July 18, 2004 Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm; Sat & Sun at 3 pm David Folwell’s BOISE was nominated for 2004-2005 Outer Critic’s Circle JOHN GASSNER AWARD (presented to an American play, preferably by a new playwright) with Lucia Brawley Chris Burns Geneva Carr Alex Kilgore Tasha Lawrence and Matt Pepper |
Boise is a dark comedy about a man hell-bent on exploring social and sexual boundaries in a misguided effort to give his life meaning. Playwright David Folwell asks provocative questions about where the limits are, and where they should be.
SELECTED PRESS:
“Not since David Mamet’s ‘Sexual Perversity in Chicago’ have I seen such an explicitly funny send-up of the perils of fornication, marriage, flirting and incest.†– Danbury News-Times
“CLEVER script, VIBRANT cast, EXPERT direction†– New York Times
“FUNNY and TENSE SHOCKER†– Time Out New York
“VOICE CHOICE” – Village Voice
THEATERMANIA.COM says:
“Boise is Best! Boise, David Folwell’s new comedy at the Rattlestick Theatre, marks the emergence of a gifted writer with a wonderfully sweet and sour style. The play concerns a frustrated thirtysomething New Yorker named Stewart (Christopher Burns) who starts off married and in a comfortable middle-management office and then free-falls into — well, you’ll see.
Boise’s rich array of contemporary New York characters gives this scintillating work the aroma of reality; all of them are wounded in some way but press on with their lives, however comically. And all of them are portrayed by exceptional actors. Burns is a wonderfully desperate everyman, calibrating his character to the point of implosion. Tasha Lawrence as his sister, Jackie, gives one of the most natural comic performances we’ve seen in years. She’s simply sensational and so is Matt Pepper, who plays four different roles to perfection. Lucia Brawley, Geneva Carr, and Alex Kilgore round out the estimable ensemble and Rob Bundy dynamically directs the production. You can skip Boise, Idaho but don’t miss your chance to visit Boise the play.”
Now playing: a “gripping drama” by Stephen Belber:
Geometry of Fire.
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