Doesn't Suck Productions, in association with Vox Box Arts Collective, announces their hit production of Howard Korder's Boys' Life, which opened Friday, September 18, completes its sold out run at Zombie Joe's Underground Theater in the NoHo on October 3. The production will immediately transfer to the Sky Lab Theatre in Hollywood for a four week run, beginning Friday, October 9.
When
Howard Korder's Boys' Life had its 1988 New York premiere, The New York Times declared it "...a stinging chain of related blackout sketches…candid without being pompously judgmental." Doesn't Suck Productions, in association with Vox Box Arts Collective, presents a timely revival of Boys' Life, directed by
Dan Bridges.
Presented in a series of sharply etched comedic vignettes that dissect the male ego, Boys' Life follows the misadventures of three former college buddies as they make their way in the big city. As Jack, the most cynical of the trio, puts it: 'We're men. We do terrible things. Let's admit we like them and go on from there.' Ultimately, our heroes are exposed as deluded victims of protracted adolescence, making it clear it's the women in these boys' lives who possess the so-called qualities of "manhood."
Dan Bridges is a veteran of San Francisco-based No Nude Men Productions, where he first read Korder's acidic perusal of narcissistic young men on the prowl. "I have wanted to direct Boys Life for such a long time but the rights weren't available," says Bridges. "The work is perfect distillation of the 'Me! Me! Me!' 80s generation, where 'greed is good' and get all you can anyway you can. All the while, the specter of the Cold War is still out there ready to anihilate everyone or you just might be killed off by AIDS."
The production features:
Mike Horton (Don); whose stage credits include Mother Courage (Theatre @ Boston Court) and Ubu The King (
Williamstown Theater Festival);
James Lyons (Jack), who recently appeared in Katselas Theatre Co's Birdbath;
Dan Bridges (Phil), featured in the film, The Adventures of Belvis Bush;
Samantha Sloyan (Lisa), an L.A. Weekly Best Female Lead nominee for The Misanthrope;
Michelle Lawrence (Maggie), recently featured on The Mentalist; Dixie Perkinson (Karen), featured in the soon-to-be-released film, Me and My Shadow;
Kristi Slager (Girl), whose extensive stage work includes, The Last Five Years: Colin Grey, The Dead Deportee and Chapter Two; Renee Crawford (Carla), a member of the sketch comedy troupe, BlueCollarOrDie.com; and Jimmy Clark.
Boys' Life continues Friday and Saturday at 8:30pm, until October 3, at
Zombie Joe's Underground Theater, located at 4850 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606. On October 9, the production moves to the Sky Lab Theatre, located at 1816 Vermont Avenue, Los Angles, CA 90027. The production runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30pm, until October 31. Tickets are $15. For reservations and information, call (310) 308-8262 or online at
www.boysLifeplay.com.
James Lyons, Michelle Lawrence, Dan Bridges
Mike Horton, Kristi Slager
