The Drawer Boy

 

CREDITS

Written by Michael Healey
Directed by Alex Dinelaris

CAST: Alex Fast | Brad Fryman* | William Laney*

REVIEWS:

  • "Mr. Laney is unforgettable as the confused, childlike Angus.“ “Under Alexander Dinelaris’s direction, hits the target expertly.“ - The New York Times
  • “Fryman finds the dry sense of humor in his character.“ - The New York Times
  • “This is a brilliant work” - NYC Stage Review
  • “Artfully directed by Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.” – NYC Stage Review
  • "William Laney is extraordinary" - A Seat on the Aisle
  • "Brad Fryman seethes with repressed passion" - Backstage
  • "We should thank Alexander Dinelaris for directing with his heart as well as his skills because something off center wonderful like this show doesn’t just happen. It’s a gem example of the best in collaborative art effort." - TheatreScene.net
  • "Alex Fast is splendid" - A Seat on the Aisle
  • "Rebecca Lord-Surratt’s wonderful set manages simultaneously to conjure the confines of a small farmhouse and the vastness of the Canadian prairie." - Backstage
    "Rather than taking our local theaters to task for overlooking it, I prefer to thank the Oberon Theatre Ensemble for finally bringing us this satisfying and moving play." - Backstage

June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th St. NY, New York

*Actors & Others appeared courtesy of Actors Equity Association

ABOUT THE PLAY

This play recalls the adventures of a young actor from a Toronto theatre group who visits the rural Ontario home of two elderly bachelor farmers to "research" farm life for a new play. In doing so, he demonstrates the way in which a collective creation appropriated the lives of its subjects and changed their own interpretation of it. The two farmers, Morgan and Angus, have achieved a precarious balance in their lives together. Morgan, a tough-minded, stubborn man, cares for Angus, who has had brain damage and lost his memory during the bombing of London in the Second World War.