Photo Flash: First Look at Stray Cat Theatre's PUNKPLAY

It's 1985. Reagan's in office. Greed rules Wall Street. Coke decides it's a good idea to release "New" Coke. In a suburban bedroom, Mickey, a thirteen-year-old suburban misfit, is befriended by an angry runaway named Duck. Both are about ready to explode out of their adolescence when they discover…punk rock. Its righteous fury becomes a foundation for the boys to reinvent themselves and create a self-defining belief system that revolutionizes their universe. But as reality threatens to crash in on them, their fabricated world of amped-up music and shocking band names becomes just as oppressive as the society they're desperate to reject. punkplay is a wild, comical mix-tape tribute to the excesses and energy of adolescence.

Decidedly off the beaten path, Stray Cat is indie theatre at its best: quirky, edgy and irreverent. Stray Cat Theatre scratches the Valley's itch for a visceral, provocative theatre experience for culture-savvy cats who crave something beyond the standard kitty chow.
Consistent with our mission, Stray Cat is committed to: Aggressively seeking out and showcasing the most vital contemporary material; Cultivating the next generation of theatre artists in the Valley; Constantly exploring theatrical possibility – what the live theatre is uniquely capable of; Producing and/or developing one original, unpublished work yearly; Fostering a creative incubator – a free-radical environment dedicated to risk-taking where artists can find a home to do consistently fascinating things; Provoking, challenging and jolting our audiences out of conventional responses – sparking them to look at the live theatre experience through a fresher lens.

For tickets and more information, visit straycattheatre.org.

Devon Nickel and Nathan Dobson

Nathan Dobson and Devon Nickel

Michelle Chin, Nathan Dobson and Devon Nickel

Devon Nickel and Nathan Dobson