BUA ANNOUNCES 2009-2010 SEASON

 

The Pipes Are Calling: An Elegy To Dan Higgins Sr.
written and performed by Matthew Crehan Higgins
September 11th -19th

Dan Higgins laid bricks, served the Buffalo Common Council and raised five children.  His grandson Matt could not relate.  But when his grandfather's memory begins to fade, he is overcome with a desire to make up for lost time.  And as Dan's ability to relate in the present tense is lost, family roles change, decisions are made, time is spent, unfiltered feelings surface and Matt sees clear how the man his grandfather was shaped the one he has become.  This fall, national award winning playwright Matthew Crehan Higgins returns with his first new work in three and a half years, using trademark unabashed humor in this examination of family and one's role in it.

 

Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey
September  25th - October 17th 

A tender coming of age story set during a hot summer on a South East London housing estate. The story follows Jamie, son of Sandra, a tough but warm hearted bar maid. Jamie’s classmate and neighbor Ste, routinely spends the night after beatings from his hard drinking father. Their closeness slowly stirs sexual feelings the pair was in denial they had. As romance blossoms, they struggle to keep their union a secret. Add to the mix Sandra’s neo-hippie boyfriend Tony and next door neighbor Leah who is obsessed with Mama Cass. Comic and sweet! Starring Adam Rath, Gordon Tashjian, Darryl Hart, Amy Jakiel and Lisa Ludwig.

  

Texas Homos  by Jan Buttram
November 13th – December 5th

Cecil and Jim Bob have been caught engaging in gay sex in a police sting at a public restroom in Tyler, Texas. Since one is the town doctor and the other a preacher, and since both have wives, and children, this creates more than a few problems. A third man caught in the sting complicates matter further: he thinks they should all enter a guilty plea and become gay heroes. Comic and compelling! Starring Eric Rawski, Chris Kelly, Kurt Erb, Darryl Hart, and Caitlin Coleman.

 

True Love Lies by Brad Fraser
January 8th – 30th

In an average middle class Canadian family, Carolyn and Kane embarrass their two children, flamboyant job-seeking Madison and teenage depressive computer geek Royce, with their displays of affection and noisy love making. However, when Madison goes for a job in a new restaurant and manager David says he used to know her father, the dinner table revelation that David and Kane used to be lovers changes the family forever. The play re-visits characters from Poor Super Man and Unidentified Human Remains. Hilarious, sexy and shocking! Starring Cassie Gorniewicz, Kurt Guba, Wendy Hall, R.J. Voltz, and Richard Lambert.

 

The Beebo Brinker Chronicles by Kate Moira Ryan and Linda S.Chapman 
February 19th – March 13th

The time is the 1950’s. Laura, a sensitive Midwestern girl, arrives in New York  to escape the heartache of a failed romance with her true love Beth (who marries steadfast Charlie even though her heart belongs to Laura). In NY, Laura befriends Jack, an older jaded gay man, crushes on her roommate Marcie and falls into the bed of the title character, an aggressive and brash butch lesbian who has slept with half of the village. High camp and surprisingly tender! Starring Nicole Cimato, Nick Cocchetto, Jamie Doktor Kate Elliott, Doug Weyand, and Katie White.
   

TBA
April 2nd -24th

 

All titles and dates subject to change.