Dramatic Repertory Co. Presents COCK
Dramatic Repertory Company (Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Director) presents the Maine Premiere c*ck(the cockfight play) by Mike Bartlett, directed by Keith Powell Beyland & Tess Van Horn, playing November 9 - 18, 2018. This premiere production will be presented at the Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave.
The production includes Ian Carlsen (Equivocation, DRC), James Herrera (The Boston Trial of a Book Named Naked Lunch), Andrew Sawyer ([title of show], DRC), and Marjolaine Whittlesey (False Flag, DRC). The show is helmed by Keith Powell Beyland (The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, DRC) & Tess Van Horn (The True Story of Little Red, TM).
When emotions are high - the claws come out. Mike Bartlett's (CONTRACTions) highly charged and deeply funny language play provides a unique look at sexual identity, infidelity, and the ways in which our emotions can overwhelm our actions. c*ckis prescribed to be performed with no props, set or pantomime, so the focus is all on the drama.
John has been in a stable relationship with his boyfriend for a number of years. But when they separate for a time, he unexpectedly falls in love with a woman. Torn between the two, filled with guilt and conflicting emotions, he doesn't know which way to turn. His boyfriend is willing to wait for him to make a decision, but so is his girlfriend. And both are prepared to fight to keep him. As the pressure mounts, a dinner with both parties is arranged, and a surprise guest arrives to make a lively foursome. They all want to know: Who is John? What is he? And what will his decision be?
Playing November 9 - 18, 2018 at the Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. November 9 - 11 at 7:30pm, November 14 - 18, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets for c*ckrange from $10 - $25 with Premium Tickets also available. Tickets are available now from Brown Paper Tickets --online at www.dramaticrep.org or by phone at 800-838-3006.
n.b. - due to the nature of the play, no one under 17 will be admitted.
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