subUrbia!

subUrbia by Eric Bogosian

Presented in collaboration with Actors Guild of Lexington

April 9th - 18th* at The Downtown Arts Center

8:00pm curtain

Directed by Brandon Moore

Eric Seale is enthusiastic about the opening of subUrbia this weekend by the Apprentice Players, a group he co-founded two years ago. The group is designed "to help highly motivated young theatre artists produce plays in all aspects while focusing on shows other organizations haven't been able to stage."

Seems that subUrbia should fulfill the objective in this co-production effort with Actors Guild of Lexington, as it focuses on a coming of age story that examines the dynamics and value of early friendships.

SubUrbia: It is 1994. The parking lot of a mini-mall convenience store is the private domain of three men in their very early twenties: Jeff, Buff and Tim. Jeff is a sometime student, Buff an easy-going party animal and Tim a virtual alcoholic Air Force vet. They talk trash, harass the Pakistani owner of the store and revel in their high-school glory days. They drink beer, get high, eat Oreos. Jeff ponders his problematic relationship with his artist girlfriend, Sooze, and Buff fantasizes about a relationship with Sooze's best friend, Bee-Bee. The focal point of this evening is the arrival of an old high-school chum, Pony, and his female associate, Erica. Since Pony left Burnfield (the name of this fictional suburban town), he has gone on to become semi-famous fronting for a band that has an album on the charts and a video on MTV. [Mature content - Viewer Discretion is advised.]

* The performance on July 9th is a part of Actors Guild's "Pay-What-You-Can" program generously sponsored by National City Bank.

Opening night is Friday July 10th. All curtain times are 8:00 p.m.

Please visit: apprenticeplayers.webs.com for more information.