FRIGID New York 2011 Presents Tired Wave Stop

Brave Face Theatre presents this comedic grown-up fantasy that examines the question, what are the costs and rewards of our own stubbornness? Tired Wave Stop is a one-man show that wholly manages to engage audiences with complex, hilarious, and touching characters that are both born of the sea, and scorned of the sea.

"Boleantu owns his characters and the stage, entrancing the audience with his
expressive agility and punchy one-liners." - EYE Weekly

The Sea Captain, a lonely bearded curmudgeon, despises dry land and tries to surround himself with salt water at all times. While on the open sea in his boat, The White Dove, our captain quests to find his long lost lover - a mermaid. Driven by his infatuation, he inadvertently ends up discovering what he least expects, Monkey Boy, their illicit love child. What follows is a 10-year voyage spent looking for their mermaid together, as they oscillate between mutual love, hatred, and indifference. Tired Wave Stop is based on Steve Boleantu's relationship with his father, an absurd alternate reality of his own life.

"... expertly written monologues and storytelling." - Mooney on Theatre

Steve is a 2005 graduate of the joint University of Toronto/Sheridan College Acting Program. Some of his theatre credits include roles in Jane Eyre, and Chekov's Shorts with Theatre Erindale and the Erindale Fringe respectively. Also in 2005, he co-founded Frenzy, a Toronto-based sketch comedy troupe that has since been a featured performer at the Just For Laughs Showcase and the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Steve has also been sailing since the age of five and racing from seven. He stopped competing professionally when he was 18, but still hungers for it.

Tired Wave Stop! at the Frigid New York Festival | www.frigidnewyork.info

Written and Performed by : Steve Boleantu
Directed by : Miguel Rivas | Dramaturge : Roger Bainbridge

The Red Room | 85 East 4th Street | 212.868.4444 | www.smarttix.com
Admission: $12 Regular / $10 Discount (S/S/Industry)

Wednesday, February 23 at 9:30 PM
Friday, February 25 at 9:30 PM
Sunday, February 27 at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, March 2 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 4 at 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 5 at 12:30 PM