Orcas Center Presents
at 7:30 pm
Seating in center section of Main Theatre and on Stage in the Round on Risers.
Performance Sponsors: Antoinette Botsford, Wordworks, Shaner Excavation & Tree Service, LLC, Larry and Heidi Lindberg
"I dare you to see it and not laugh out loud, a lot."- Howard Shapiro, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bob Boyett and The National Theatre of Great Britain present the comedy sensation
Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what awaits at the most "deliriously funny" (Daily Telegraph) play to cross the pond in decades. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Nicholas Hytner, Richard Bean's side-splitting comedy arrives on Broadway this spring, straight from a sold-out run in London's West End..
Above all there is JAMES CORDEN, who is the very embodiment of the show’s artful anarchy. His improvisation with theatre-goers is THE MOST DELICIOUS I'VE EVER SEEN ON BROADWAY.- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"The National Theatre is on a roll unmatched in its nearly fifty-year history. The longest sustained laugh I’ve heard in years of theatre-going."- John Lahr, The New Yorker
"Can we keep JAMES CORDEN in New York for good? He is so MAD TALENTED and HILARIOUS you just want MORE OF HIM. Corden announces himself as a BLAZING STAR. Hail to the CLOWN PRINCE of this ROYAL SCREAM."- Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News
"GUT-ACHINGLY GOOD. I cannot remember the last time two hours of dramatic foolishness, lacking the slightest microscopic particle of redeeming social value, filled me with SO MUCH BLISS." Peter Marks, The Washington Post
"THE MOST CRIMINALLY FUNNY THEATER I’VE EVER SEEN. If you’re not having a good time at this show, YOU MAY BE ON THE WRONG MEDICATION."- David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"I LAUGHED MY HEAD OFF. The man next to me was so convulsed with laughter that I feared his going into cardiac arrest."- Brendan Lemon, Financial Times
Orcas Center Presents
at 7:30 pm
"This production is a direct response to the epidemic of gay teen suicides across the country," says director Jake Perrine. "It is a message of hope from our gay island elders to our youth that "it does get better" after the awkward trials of high school. If the faith of even one person seeing it is restored, or one person reconsiders bullying someone else for being different, we will have succeeded in our aspirations. I think anyone who feels "different" could benefit from a vote of confidence at that age. As well, once we understand that those who are "different" among us are people, too – three-dimensional people with hopes, fears, and dreams like anyone else – perhaps we can begin to accept difference and empathize with it, rather than judge and punish it. At the end of the day, we are all 'different'."







