SLIPPING Ends Run At BUA Theater, Closes 5/8

After its sold out run at New York's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater BUA's WEST NEW YORK PREMIERE OF "Slipping" wraps up critically acclaimed run this weekend.

Eli is forced to move from San Francisco to Iowa after the unexpected death of his father. At the age of 17, one of his biggest regrets is that he never came out to his father. However, in this brash coming of age story, coming out is the least of Eli's troubles. Haunted by memories of his abusive ex- boyfriend Chris, at home Eli must contend with his distant, promiscuous mother Jan, and at school with the seemingly straight baseball player, Jake, who seems to have a crush on him. It is this relationship with Jake that ultimately makes Eli unravel further and possibly, may lead to catharsis. SLIPPING is sexy, painful and finally about the beauty of first love. SLIPPING was presented at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in its New York Premiere last August in Manhattan.

WHO: directed by Chris Kelly

starring J.R. Finan, Adam Rath, Gordon Tashjian

and Beth Donohue as Jan

WHEN: Two remaining performances:

Friday May 7th and Saturday May 8th at 8:00

WHERE: BUA Theater, 119 Chippewa St.

(between Delaware and Elmwood)

TICKETS: $23.00 general admission, $20.00 for seniors,

$18.00 for members, $15.00 for students.

(716) 886-9239

Daniel Talbott has most recently worked as an actor on The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis), Master Builder (Irish Rep), Rocket City (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Tartuffe (McCarter Theatre/Yale Rep), Marat/Sade (Classical Theatre Of Harlem) and the feature film Pretty Bird. Recent directing work includes Footprint by Mac Rogers (part of +30NYC for Red Fern Theatre), Afterclap by Daniel Reitz, Birthday and Nobody, both by Crystal Skillman (Rising Phoenix Rep at the Seventh Street Small Stage at Jimmy's No. 43), The Umbrella Plays (the teacup company/FringeNYC - Overall Excellence Award: Outstanding Play), Fall Forward (Sitelines/River to River Festival produced by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council), and The Reaching (Rising Phoenix Rep). His play Slipping was produced at Rattlestick this past summer with Piece by Piece Productions (named on of the top ten plays of 2009 by The Advocate), premiered in Chicago at The Side Project in Chicago, was part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, and will be published in 2010 by Dramatists Play Service. His play What Happened When was produced at HERE Arts Center and The Side Project and was published as part of the Plays and Playwrights 2008 anthology. He received a 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Award for directing, a Drama-Logue Award, two Dean Goodman Choice Awards and a Judy Award for acting, and was also named one of the 15 People of the Year 2006 by nytheatre.com. He is a graduate of Juilliard and of Solano College Theatre's ATP, a literary manager of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and the artistic director of Rising Phoenix Rep (recipient of the 2007 NYIT Caffe Cino Fellowship Award).

BUA was started in 1992 by Javier Bustillos, the company's executive producer. BUA's first production was A...My Name Is Alice , which became the most performed (over 110 performances), widely attended, and popular theatrical production in the history of Buffalo theater. Since 1992, under the leadership and direction of Mr. Bustillos, BUA has presented more than 90 productions at theaters throughout the Buffalo area, receiving awards and accolades from peers in the theater community. ??Several BUA productions have received ArtVoice Artie Awards, During the course of its efforts to bring high-quality theater to Buffalo, BUA has employed more than 300 local artists. In 1994, Mr. Bustillos decided to expand the production management of BUA to include other managing members. As a collective, these artists plan/select BUA's season of productions; coordinate all advertising, public relations, and community outreach; manage company finances and box office revenues; and establish policies, goals, and the mission for the company. We do not produce plays for the goal of making money. We produce theater that we feel has a message that needs to be heard in our community. BUA uses theater as a vehicle for social change, outreach, and a means of communicating important aspects of the human experience that Buffalo audience members might not otherwise view and explore. We do so with attention to artistic excellence, an eye on what is current and pertinent in today's world of theater, a passion for achieving and maintaining the highest possible standard of artistry and integrity, while constantly challenging ourselves to strive for even greater goals.

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