EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- The Waiting Game

Tell us a bit about The Waiting Game.

The Waiting Game is the story of Paolo, his comatose husband Sam, his new boyfriend Tyler, and Sam's other lover, Geoff. It's a play about intertwined relationships and how we navigate the most difficult times in our lives. The play explores relationships in the digital age, with amazing video/projection design by Broadway designer Andrew Lazarow and Lisa Jamhoury that depicts real-time online chat between Paolo and Sam-despite his coma. It's a story of loss and redemption.

Why bring it to Edinburgh?

What better place to debut The Waiting Game than Edinburgh? The play has a specific setting among 20- and 30-something gay friends and lovers in Washington D.C., but it tells a universal story about love and fidelity, trauma and healing. At its core are a mystery and a set of dueling truths (who is Paolo really G-chatting with?). Because people from such a diversity of paths converge at Edinburgh, we couldn't think of a more exciting place to stage The Waiting Game.

What sets it apart from other shows at the Fringe?

Director Nathan Wright (Fringe First winner in 2008) and our design team have devised an innovative minimalist staging scheme that favors props and projection over realistic set design-it's super exciting. Our four-person ensemble has an incredible chemistry. The actors are also pretty damn sexy.

Who would you recommend comes to see you?

This is a show about young gay men, but its reach is much wider. As it contains partial nudity and includes things like drugs and sex, we suggest that it's appropriate for people aged 16 and older.

Are there any other shows you're hoping to catch at the festival?

Yes! Tales of Life and Death, which is four short plays by Craig Lucas. Goody, being done by BoonDog Theatre. And Show Up, by the incredibly talented and always surprising Peter Michael Marino.

Timings and ticket information for The Waiting Game are available on the edfringe website.