POSTER BOYS Opens at Diversionary, 7/7
By: Kelsey Denette Jul. 06, 2011
Diversionary Theatre and MOXIE Theatre will celebrate the kick off of both of their 2011/2012 seasons with the U.S. Premiere of Canadian playwright Michele Riml's new play Poster Boys from July 7 - July 31, 2011 at Diversionary Theatre.
In Poster Boys, Caroline is an advertising executive struggling with the choices she has made to make it to the top of her field while remnants of a heartbreak she tried to bury resurface and threaten to destroy everything she has worked to build. At the same time, two men find themselves in the spotlight as their personal lives become a political controversy when they are asked to become the spokesmen for a movement they weren't prepared to join. This piercingly funny play was inspired by a real Canadian event which occurred in 2002 when VanCity Credit Union ran a similar campaign and the Catholic Church threatened to pull funding from their Children's Banking Program.
Diversionary Theatre and MOXIE Theatre have a history of creating great work together. "It's perfect that Diversionary launches its fresh new season in collaboration with Delicia and MOXIE Theatre," said Diversionary Executive Director, John Alexander. "The exciting breadth in the San Diego theatre scene is a big part of what drew me back here and I'm thrilled that the first Diversionary show I'm working on is with these talented people." The shared passion for producing new plays has led to several exciting co-productions in the past such as the critically acclaimed and award-winning productions Pulp! and Bluebonnet Court. They're celebrating the kick off of their next seasons is an exciting U.S. Premiere of a new play by Canadian playwright Michele Riml. "Poster Boys" is a smart and sexy comedy which combines what MOXIE and Diversionary Theatre do best," says MOXIE Artistic Director and the director of the premiere production Delicia Turner Sonnenberg. "It's smart, sexy, political and wickedly funny."
Diversionary Theatre was started in 1986. The mission of the theatre is to produce plays with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes that portray characters in their complexity and diversity both historically and contemporarily.
MOXIE Theatre's mission is to expand the idea of what is feminine by using the intimate art of theatre to create more diverse and honest female images for our culture. MOXIE Theatre began its first full season in October 2005 bringing the community theatre that is smart, sexy and surprising - Theatre for women and the men who love them!
Previews run July 7-8. Opening Night is July 9th at 8pm. Performances run through July 31, 2011, at Diversionary Theatre - 4545 Park Blvd. San Diego CA 92116.
Tickets: Friday & Saturday- $33.00; Thursday & Sunday - $31.00;
Opening Night - $45.00; Previews - $20
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