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Oberon Theatre Ensemble will kick off its 15th season with the long awaited, New York premiere of Michael Healey’s THE DRAWER BOY, directed by Alexander Dinelaris.
THE DRAWER BOY looks in on the lives of two aging bachelor farmers in 1972 rural Ontario. World War II veterans and lifelong friends, the farmers share a quiet and uneventful life based on stories and routine. Their lives are comically disrupted when a young, energetic actor from the big city shows up on their doorstep wanting to live and work with them as research for a play about farming. As the actor immerses himself, the farmers' darkest secrets become part of the actor's play and the lines between theatre and life, and memory and reality, become blurred. Heartbreak and levity mix in this extraordinary play about storytelling and how it transforms our lives.
Performances through March 23rd, Wednesday through Sundays, at the June Havoc Theatre in The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 W. 36th Street) in Manhattan.
"Rather than taking our local theaters to task for overlooking it, I prefer to thank the Oberon Theatre Ensemble for finally bringing us this satisfying and moving play." - Backstage
Wednesday through Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm (no performance on Sunday, March 17)
Tickets are $25 general admission, $15 students/seniors and can be purchased by calling 866-811-4111 or online at www.oberontheatre.org
Illustration: Poster for the Oberon Theatre Ensemble production of The Drawer Boy. ©2013.
2013-03-01
New York: Oberon Theatre Ensemble gives “The Drawer Boy” its belated New York premiere March 1-23