by Edward Albee
Directed by Adrienne Boris
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
Once upon a time there was a Boy, a Girl, and their Baby who lived together in idyllic bliss, far away from anything that could harm them. One day, a strange Woman and an even stranger Man found them. Suddenly, there were only questions, memories, doubts, hopes, fears, truths, and lies. And then there was a Boy, a Girl, a Man, and a Woman. And a baby. Or was there a baby?
Exquisite Corps Presents The Play About the Baby, the contemporary masterpiece by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Edward Albee (author of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Seascape, and others). In Baby’s world, nothing makes sense except everything, reality is only one side of illusion, and memory has a mind of its own.
Come find out what happens when absurdism and realism collide at the Plaza Black Box Theatre from March 7-31, 2012.
MEET THE DIRECTOR:
Adrienne Boris is a director and producer of theatre and opera. She was the Artistic Administrator at Opera Boston from 2009-2012 and is the Founding Managing Director of Exquisite Corps Theatre. For Opera Boston she created new, site specific productions of Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and both Salieri’s First the Music, Then the Words and Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienna at Emmanuel Church commissioned by First Night Boston. For Ex Corps her credits include the Boston Premiere of Trout Stanley (Producer), Love’s Fire (Director), The Two Gentlemen of Lebowski (Director), scenes from A Dream Play (Director), Limonade Tous les Jours (Music Director), and many others. In recent seasons, Adrienne directed a semi-staged production of Don Giovanni for MetroWest Opera, and has directed work for several theatre companies in Boston, including Holland Productions, Another Country Productions, and Red Level Circle Productions.
MEET THE CAST:
Lynn R. Guerra (Girl) is thrilled to be performing in Boston again after two years abroad dancing with La Campagnie Terpsichora in Cherbourg, France. Past Boston-area credits include Mairead in the New Rep’s production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Masha in The Seagull, Sorrell in Hay Fever and Gwendolyn in Travesties with The Publick Theatre Co., and Ophelia in the Shakespeare Now! production of Hamlet.
Zachary Eisenstat (Boy) is elated to make his Exquisite Corps debut. Recent credits include Superior Donuts, Big River (Lyric Stage), and Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Now!). Other area credits include Pretentious Young Ladies (Imaginary Beasts), The Good Doctor (Independent DramaSociety), The Donkey Show (American Repertory Theater), and Enron(Zeitgeist Stage). He also performed in Matchmaker, Matchmaker I’m Willing to Settle for the 2011 NY Musical Festival. Zachary has a S.B. from M.I.T. in Mechanical Engineering.
Janelle Mills (Woman) is truly thrilled to be a part of the cast/crew for The Play About the Baby, Exquisite Corps’ third full production. Other recent area credits include: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Lyric Stage Co.), The Rimers of Eldritch, A Christmas Carol, and How Many Miles to Basra? (Stoneham Theatre), Romeo and Juliet and Design for Living (Publick Theatre), and Present Imperfect: Short Works by Harold Pinter (Fort Point Theatre Channel). Janelle is a founding member of Exquisite Corps Theatre Company.
Bob Mussett (Man) is excited to tackle this challenging role with such a great team. Recent roles include Harry/Two in Priscilla Dreams the Answer (Fresh Ink Theatre), The Writer in The Good Doctor and Lingk in Glengarry Glen Ross (both with Independent Drama Society), and Wilson in The Mistakes Madeline Made (Holland Productions). He also works with new play development through WordBRIDGE Playwright’s Laboratory and the O’Neill Young Playwrights’ Festival.
PERFORMANCES:
March 7 – 31, 2012
Wed. at 7:30pm
Thurs. at 7:30pm
Fri. at 8:00pm
Sat. at 4:00pm & 8:00pm
VENUE:
Boston Center for the Arts
Plaza Black Box Theatre
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
TICKETS:
$20 general admission
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FEATURING
GIRL: Lynn R. Guerra
BOY: Zachary Eisenstat
WOMAN: Janelle Mills
MAN: Bob Mussett