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boom! Theater Company Presents BOXPLAY, Now thru 10/27

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boom! theater company is bringing boxplay back to Seattle for a special two week run at boom! theater in South Lake Union, tonight, October 19th and October 20th, 26th and 27th. Tickets are $5.

boxplay is about a man who wakes up in a box. this man meets characters and audience members along the way who help him choose to stay in his box, or leave it behind. Running just under 70 minutes this arena style, experimental new work will get any audience member rethinking what theater is and can be.

Cast: (*denotes boom! company member) Joshua Williamson, Daniel Theyer*, Elissa Joy Eskridge*, Angus Maxwell*, and Steven Ackley*

Set Design: Steven Ackley and Angus Maxwell. Lights: Angus Maxwell. Sound: John Braun and Steven Ackley. Costumes: Amy Escobar and Steven Ackley. Written and Directed by Steven Ackley.

boom! theater company is a group of eleven artists who create new work that is uncommon and invigorating. Since 2009, we have written, produced, and performed over 20 new pieces of boom! work both in Seattle and this summer in Santa Cruz, CA, Boulder, CO, and New York City, NY.

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