One more preview tonight!  We are offering tickets at a Pay What You Can price, so if you are a little short on cash lately, this is the way to go!

See you at the theatre~

Previews continue tonight and it’s PAY WHAT YOU CAN.  The show is going great and going to be the hot show of the Summer.  Sex, lies, and chatrooms is just what July needed….

Pay What You Can Preview performance, this Thursday!

dark play or stories for boys
By Carlos Murillo

Thursday, July 9th
8pm
Pay What You Can
Forum is in residence at the H Street Playhouse
1365 H Street NE Washington DC 20002

–No advanced sales–

Carlos Murillo’s cult-hit play explores the seductive power and nasty
consequences of reinventing yourself online. Teenage loner Nick creates a dream
girl to lure the idealistic and gullible Adam. But the game spirals out of
control into a dark world of sex, lies, and violence in this provocative and
sensual black comedy.

“A new American play for a new America.“—Rich Copley, Lexington Herald-Leader

Directed by Michael Dove*
Featuring: Charlotte Akin, James Flanagan**, Brandon McCoy, Casie Platt, and
Cliff Williams III
Designed by Christopher Baine, Paul Frydrychowski*, Heather Lockard, and Matt
Soule
Dramaturgy by Mary Resing
Stage managed by Jenn Carlson*
Produced by Michael Dove*

* Forum company member
**Member, Actors’ Equity Association

Tickets also on sale for the whole run.  get them here!

Look for it, grab many, give to friends.  Repeat.

As our super-exciting Summer show develops in rehearsal,  we wanted to share some of the comments the cast had for the play.

dark play or stories for boys will feature Charlotte Akin (Valparaiso), James Flanagan, Brandon McCoy (Marisol), Casie Platt, and Cliff Williams III (The Skriker).  A pretty stellar cast, if we may say so, ourselves.

Here’s what they had to say in response to:

“What were your first impressions of the story/script when you first read dark play ?”
James Flanagan:

“The structure of the play is exhilarating.  There’s a seamless quality to it, a sense of momentum, that caught me.  I was surprised by the sense of humor maintained throughout the play; the story is intimate to the point of unsettling.  I was uncomfortable reading it; I’m excited to be working on it.  Which is a great mix.”

Cliff Williams:

“When I first read the script in early 2007 – I thought this script is so well written – that putting on stage would only destroy the beauty of the way I have it playing in my head.  Good luck Dove.”

Brandon McCoy:

“When I first read this script, I was taken in to how beautifully it was written. Dark Play is fast, tight, and to the point, and yet it maintains a steady flow and a contemporary poetic quality. It is shocking in parts, hysterically funny in others, and simultaneously horrifying and gripping, especially considering it is based on a true story.  My first read left me incredibly excited about the potential for a piece of theatre that I believe will take an audience on a journey that covers the entire spectrum of emotional response. My goodness…this is going to be fun.”