Blume's 'The Boycott' Opens 10/24 at ArcLight Theatre

Activist and performer Kathryn Blume will bring her new show, The Boycott, to New York's Arclight Theater for a six-week engagement.  Performances will begin on Thursday, October 11 and will continue through Sunday, November 18.

"Inspired by the ancient Greek anti-war comedy Lysistrata, The Boycott tells the story of Kathryn Blume, a woman trying to fight global warming and save the world - by telling the story of Lyssa Stratton, the First Lady of the United States launching a national sex strike to fight global warming and save the world.  As The Boycott progresses, the story of Kathryn, trying to keep her emotional head above the waters of gloom and doom and create a piece of theater which will make a difference, interweaves with the story of Lyssa, who has to take on her indifferent husband, a hostile press, and a romantic rival who's not only in bed with the President, but with the darkest powers of the oil industry.  Aided by her impassioned daughter, a high tech Secret Service agent, and a plucky Brazilian tree frog she meets on the Astral Plane, Lyssa bumps and lurches her way into an unexpected, wildly comic, and ultimately successful campaign.  Kathryn, too, with the help of friends, the extended DVD of The Lord of the Rings, and significant quantities of dark chocolate (organic and fair trade, of course), manages to complete her tale and find a bright flame of hope for herself, for her audience, and for the future of the world," describe press notes.

Kathryn Blume is co-founder of The Lysistrata Project, a worldwide theatrical event where fifty-nine countries hosted 1,029 readings of Aristophanes' play to protest the Iraq war.  She has toured The Accidental Activist – her critically acclaimed one-woman show about The Lysistrata Project – to over 30 cities in the US and Canada, receiving an Austin Critics Table Award nomination.  Off-Broadway credits include appearances at the Pearl Theater, Playwright's Horizons, The New 42nd Street Theater and the Greenwich Street Theater.  Her political essays have been published in numerous books, including MoveOn.org's "50 Ways To Love Your Country" and "365 Ways to Change the World."

Director Jason Jacobs co-artistic director of Theatre Askew, where he staged the critically-acclaimed Bald Diva!, I Claudius, Live!, and the recent I Google Myself by Jason Schafer.  He previously directed Kathryn in The Accidental Activist, and directed and co-wrote Vanya/Vermont for Vermont Stage Company.

In keeping with the theme of the piece, a $1.50 fee will be added to the price of each ticket to help offset the Carbon emissions from the show. This fee will go to Native Energy, a privately held Native American energy company. For more about the company visit www.nativeenergy.com.

The Boycott will begin performances on Thursday, October 11 and will continue through Sunday, November 18.  The schedule will be Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM.  Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by calling www.Theatermania.com at 866-811-4111, or online at www.theboycottplay.com.

The Boycott, written and performed by Kathryn Blume, plays at the Arclight Theater, 132 West 71st Street, (between Broadway and Columbus).  Show times are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM.  Performances begin Thursday, October 11. Additional performance on Monday, October 15 at 7PM (please note earlier start time). No performance on Wednesday, October 17; Opening Night: Wednesday, October 24 at 8PM, through Sunday, November 18.

Tickets $30 (low-priced previews October 11, 12 & 13); $1.50 per ticket Carbon Offset Fee.  Call Theatermania.com or call 866-811-4111 or visit www.theboycottplay.com  

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