Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter
New Workshop Theater
Ticket Price: $15 general (discounts available for students, faculty, staff, veterans, and seniors)
Will, a man seeking a new life and redemption after a scandal at his evangelical church, takes a job in Boise, Idaho to reconnect with his estranged son, Alex. While Alex grapples with the entry of his birth father into his life, Will encounters other employees who are all wrestling with their own demons. Discussions of faith, relationships and expectations endure in the intimate setting of a Hobby Lobby breakroom.
Presented by Brooklyn College Department of Theater and the Graduate Organization of Directors of Theatre
Content warning: Strong language, religious extremism (Christianity), and a panic attack portrayed on stage; references to suicide, death, kidnapping, and rape.
Ticket Price: $15 general (discounts available for students, faculty, staff, veterans, and seniors)
Will, a man seeking a new life and redemption after a scandal at his evangelical church, takes a job in Boise, Idaho to reconnect with his estranged son, Alex. While Alex grapples with the entry of his birth father into his life, Will encounters other employees who are all wrestling with their own demons. Discussions of faith, relationships and expectations endure in the intimate setting of a Hobby Lobby breakroom.
Presented by Brooklyn College Department of Theater and the Graduate Organization of Directors of Theatre
Content warning: Strong language, religious extremism (Christianity), and a panic attack portrayed on stage; references to suicide, death, kidnapping, and rape.
