February 22-26, 2012

Good Boys and True

By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

The privileged life of a brilliant, athletic, popular and charming prep-school senior threatens to collapse when a disturbing videotape is found on campus. As the resulting scandal takes unexpected turns, his mother must sort fact from fiction and confront unsettling truths about her son, herself and their life.

“...a suspenseful mystery, compassionate character study and moving love story rolled into one.” The Chicago Reader

“The play goes down easy but its aftertaste is sharp.” The New York Sun

“…a craftily constructed, psychologically astute, absorbing play that harbors claws the fiercest feline could envy.” Bloomberg.com

“Be prepared for an engrossing drama that heightens suspense as it moves along where not everything is what it seems.” SteadystyleChicago.com

May 9-13, 2012

Elephant Sighs

By Ed Simpson

Not long after moving to a small town, an uptight lawyer named Joel is invited to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Joel has been chosen to replace a recently deceased and much beloved member. Joel accepts the invitation without ever asking just what exactly it is the group actually does. As an anxious Joel is swept up in the strange lives of the guys, the more apparent it becomes that each of them is just as lost as Joel. As the evening progresses the regulars finally reveal the mysterious reason for their gathering.

“Ed Simpson’s riotous new male bonding comedy is deceptively unassuming.” Los Angeles Times

“…unexpected, often hilarious...” The New York Times

“…a warm funny and life-affirming tale…” Backstage West