Actor's Express Presents GOOD BOYS AND TRUE 1/14-2/13/2010
By: Gabrielle Sierra Dec. 30, 2009
Actor's Express presents the Southeastern premiere production of a suspenseful new drama, Good Boys & True, Jan. 14 through Feb. 13, 2010. The play, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, is directed by Melissa Foulger who most directed AE's critically acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer in the spring of 2009.
Good Boys & True, set in the 1980s, revolves around senior, Brandon Hardy. He attends a private Catholic school where the boys are clean cut, well bred, Ivy League-bound - and having a lot of sex. When a scandal involving one little videotape threatens to grow beyond closed-door whispers to engulf the entire school, the ugly underpinnings of an elite machine threaten to give way. As one mother struggles to glean fact from fiction, she finds herself face to face with truths about her perfect son and their privileged existence. This gripping drama was first produced in 2007 at Steppenwolf in Chicago.
Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's work is nothing new to the Actor's Express stage. Just three years ago his comedy Based on a Totally True Story was produced at the Express. Mr. Aguirre-Sacasa is a 2003 graduate from the Yale School of Drama. He is also know for his work on comic books such as Nightcrawler and Marvel Knights 4. Plus, he is a writer for the HBO hit series Big Love.
Good Boys & True
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by Melissa Foulger
January 14 - February 13, 2010
Two hours including one intermissionPreview Performances - $15
Thursday, Jan. 14 - Saturday, Nov. 16 - 8 p.m.
Gala Opening Performance and Reception - $40
Sunday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m.
Regular Performances - $25-30
Wednesdays - Saturdays, Jan. 20 - Feb.13 - 8 p.m.
Sundays, Jan. 17, 24, - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 31 - 2 p.m.
$5 discount for seniors and students
Reservations
Online - actors-express.com
Phone - 404-607-SHOW (7469)
About Actor's Express
Since 1988 Actor's Express has offered original voices and new perspectives that reflect Atlanta's diverse and evolving community. Recognized as one of the most remarkable and daring theatre companies in the Southeast, Actors Express has been cited as "the city's most vital theatrical venue" (Creative Loafing) and continues to fill an important niche in Atlanta's rich arts community as a place for high quality theatre and theatre education.
In 2009 the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited three AE productions in its list of the 10 top plays of the year, more than any other theatre. When Creative Loafing announced its pick for the top productions of 2009, Actor's Express was recognized twice and was the only theatre to be honored for more than one play.
Under the artistic direction of Freddie Ashley, the theatre strives to nurture the next generation of playwrights through workshops, readings, and full productions of new plays; to enhance Atlanta's artistic community through theatre training; to catalyze dialogue essential to the vitality of our city and to enhance Atlanta's reputation nationally as a thriving center for live performance.
Major funding for Actor's Express is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Actor's Express programming is also supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.
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