Brothers Jamie and Tommy share a small cottage overlooking the sea in Southern Ireland. One morning, after a violent storm, Jamie announces that he is dead…he is a ghost. Disbelieving this ridiculous claim, Tommy is convinced his brother’s delusion is simply the aftereffects of grief he suffered following their mother’s death. With wit and pathos, American playwright Bravaco explores the emotional depths of these Irish siblings as they grapple with love, grief, forgiveness – and the afterlife. U.S. Premiere. “UNEXPECTED, COMPELLING & DRAMATICALLY SATISFYING…there’s something decidedly Conor McPherson about this gentle yet emotional tale of brotherly love and grief…Very little of our drama, whether on TV or in the theatre, focuses on kindness as a central theme; yet Joe Bravaco’s play does and is all the more commendable for it.” – British Theatre Guide
The One Good Thing, Or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?" by Joe Bravaco at Washington Stage Guild Schedule
Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays at 8, Saturdays at 2:30 and 8, Sundays at 2:30
Cast and Creative team for The One Good Thing, Or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?" by Joe Bravaco at Washington Stage Guild
Cast
Chris Stinson
Tommy
Chris Stinson is delighted to be back at the Washington Stage Guild for the third time; having previously appeared in 2022's Memoirs of a Forgotten Man & 2015's Pen. D.C. area credits include: A Christmas Carol and One Destiny at Ford's Theatre, Shear Madness and Digging Up Dessa at The Kennedy Center, Another Way Home at Theater J, The Diary of Anne Frank at Olney Theatre, Failure: A Love Story (Helen Hayes nom.) at The Hub Theatre, The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Constellation Theatre, and many others.TV credits: Legends & Lies; CopyCat Killers; Evil Kin. Chris's voice can also be heard in numerous audiobook titles by Graphic Audio. He would like to dedicate his performance to the late Jack Sbarbori, who, under his direction at Quotidian Theatre, Chris was able to tell equally powerful Irish stories in Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower & Port Authority. www.chrisstinsonactor.com
Ryan Michael Neely
Jamie
Ryan Michael Neely is thrilled to be making his WSG debut. D.C. credits include the world premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Death on the Nile (Dir: Hana S. Sharif) at Arena Stage, King Lear (w/Patrick Page), Much Ado About Nothing (dir. Simon Godwin), Our Town, and The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Other regional credits include the title role in Hamlet (StoryTellers Theater), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), East of Heart Mountain (Dir. Giovanna Sardelli), House For Sale (Dir. Daniel Fish) and Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Globe, UK), among others. New York credits include Hamlet (L+F), Romeo and Juliet (Secret Theater), and The Book of Z…(Manhattan Rep). TV credits include One Life to Live, Monumental Mysteries, The Heiress Strikes Back, and A Day Late & Ten Pounds Overweight (Winner: Top Indie Film Awards). BFA Rutgers, Mason Gross. MFA GW/STC Academy.
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