Opening Thanksgiving weekend (AFTER Fringe Fest closes!), Mart Crowley's groundbreaking pre-Stonewall Gay play about 8 friends throwing a birthday party in 1968 Manhattan. Hidden agendas and ancient wounds are revealed when "the Straight Guy" crashes their party. Witty, bitchy, and fast-paced, "The Boys in the Band" calls to mind "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", but a lot more Gay! Considered "the first Gay play" to reach national attention, "The Boys in the Band" has since become a modern classic of the American stage.
Here's a 5 minute mini-doc about why this play matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGB4xQsDDbg&;feature=youtube_gdata_player
And a recent review:
"One of ...Read More
Opening Thanksgiving weekend (AFTER Fringe Fest closes!), Mart Crowley's groundbreaking pre-Stonewall Gay play about 8 friends throwing a birthday party in 1968 Manhattan. Hidden agendas and ancient wounds are revealed when "the Straight Guy" crashes their party. Witty, bitchy, and fast-paced, "The Boys in the Band" calls to mind "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", but a lot more Gay! Considered "the first Gay play" to reach national attention, "The Boys in the Band" has since become a modern classic of the American stage.
Here's a 5 minute mini-doc about why this play matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGB4xQsDDbg&;feature=youtube_gdata_player
And a recent review:
"One of the few plays that can honestly claim to have helped spark a social revolution."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/boys-band-theater-review-29478
3 weekends in all: Nov 25 to Dec 11.
Friday/Saturday 7:30pm
Sunday 4pm Matinee
Join us for Opening Night lasagna and salad, Fri Nov 25 (the night after Thanksgiving!)
Catered by Cafe Nero, Opening Night features "Emory's famous Alice B Toklas lasagna" and salad. After Thanksgiving dinner, salad sure sounds good!
$15 tickets. For reservations, email frederickmead@gmail.com">frederickmead@gmail.com. Bring a cute friend!
Buy 4 tickets, get the 5th FREE ~ if you pay in advance (via Paypal or check). For info on this 20% group discount, email frederickmead@gmail.com">frederickmead@gmail.com.
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