Aurora Theatre Ends Run of THE STORYTELLING ABILITY OF A BOY 5/2

After a world premiere at Palm Beach's Florida Stage last December, Carter W. Lewis' Storytelling Ability of a Boy will end its run at Aurora Theatre as part of the GGC Lab Series, May 2. This new series of plays is made possible through the generous support of an inspired sponsor, Georgia Gwinnet College (GGC). The GGC Lab Series features contemporary works fueled by innovation, creativity and inspiration, designed to give voice to playwrights representing our current generation of artists. GGC Lab performances are held in the Gwinnett Federal Credit Union Studio, giving audiences an intimate view of contemporary plays that resonate with young adults, our next generation of theatre goers.

In Storytelling Ability of a Boy, an idealistic young English teacher named Caitlin sees something special in the prose of her slacker student Peck. Her desire to cultivate his talent draws her into a compromising love triangle with his best friend, Goth-girl, Dora. This wickedly dark comedy will feature the beautifully haunting strains of live cello music to underscore the action. The play gives an uncensored glimpse into the emotional life of counter-culture teenagers in extreme situations, told with amazing humor and sensitivity by playwright Carter W. Lewis. The show will be directed by Aurora Theatre Producing Artistic director Anthony Rodriguez. The cast features one of the actors from the world premiere, Bethany Anne Lind (Buy My House...Please!, Aurora Theatre) who will reprise Dora, the role she created in the world premiere. Making their Aurora debuts are Nick Arapoglou (End Days, Horizon Theatre) as Peck and Suehyla El-Attar (Tennis in Nablus, ALLIANCE THEATRE) as Caitlin.

About the Playwright
Carter W. Lewis received the Julie Harris Playwriting Award, the State Theatre's Best New American Play Prize, the 1996 and 2001 Cincinnati Playhouse Rosenthal New Play Prize, the 2001 New Dramatist Playwriting Award, the 2003 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Award, and he is a two time nominee for the American Theatre Critics Award. His works include Ordinary Nation, Art Control, A Geometric Digression of the Species, Soft Click Of A Switch, An Asian Jockey In Our Midst, The One-Eyed Man Is King, Golf With Alan Shepard, Picasso Does My Maps, Women Who Steal, Men On The Take, While We Were Bowling, American Storm, Kid Peculiar, and Civil DisobediencE. Lewis is currently serving as Playwright-in-Residence at Washington University.

The Aurora Theatre is located at 128 Pike Street in Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Aurora Theatre, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation and is a member of the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association, Suwanee Business Alliance and Duluth Merchants Association.