The Boys Upstairs Equity Co-op Presents GLORY DAYS, 1/18-28

What a difference a year makes.  In The Boys Upstairs Equity Co-op's production of Glory Days, a musical by Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner, four best friends meet up a year after graduating high school.  The plan is to catch up, relive some of those good old (glory) days, and pick their friendships up right where they dropped off.  Turns out that's not so easy.  With a soaring pop-rock score, Glory Days is a poignant and witty coming of age story about friends searching for understanding and validation as they face the consequences of growing up. 

A pack of misfits who found each other when they were all rejected from the football team, their reunion reveals some big changes.  Jack has gone on a road trip and discovered that he's gay, Skip has gone the way of the frat boy, Andy can't handle the changes to his friends, and Will sees himself as the glue that holds them all together.  Sometimes time weakens glue, though, and it has to work a lot harder to do its job.

After discovering a cast recording of this new musical, Darren Burkett introduced his three best friends (Adam Charles, Brandyn Eddy, and Colin Sheen) to Glory Days. Upon listening to the cast recording and reading the script, the four "Boys Upstairs" instantly decided that it was a project they wanted to work on.  

Starring some of Vancouver's hottest musical theatre talent, Darren Burkett, Adam Charles, Brandyn Eddy, and Colin Sheen, Glory Days is directed by actress and up-and-coming directorSara-Jeanne Hosie.  Assistant directed by Mack Gordon.  Musical direction by Nico Rhodes.  Set and lighting designed by Ian Schmipf.