For a rollicking, thought-provoking good time, see Stones in His Pockets this weekend.
This two-person contemporary Irish comedy by Marie Jones features zany Gould & Stearns-style duet work in which both actors play multiple parts.
It's directed by Peter Gould and stars Jacob Lepkoff and Ian Mahoney.
This play was described by the Chicago Tribune as a droll, savvy and hugely enjoyable entertainment by the Irish playwright Marie Jones. It is a play born of the bitterness of watching gobs of Americans tromping over the complex countryside like it's part of a commercial, bemoaning anything, like job-creating factories, that spoils the picture-book vistas.
Stones in His Pocket follows the adventures of Jake and Charley, two lively Irish lads who are serving as extra peasants..for 40 quid a day..on some big, American, period picture.
The location shoot is headlined by one of those insufferably earnest and egotistical Hollywood stars. The kind who engages in some slumming seductions. Just for research purposes.
The gimmick here, and it's a corker, is that the same two actors play all the parts. Although anchored on Jake and Charley, between them, the pair account for the pompous British director, the harried assistants, the aforementioned star and the savvy old Irishman milking the shoot for all the juice he can drink. With virtually no set, the pair zip back and forth from one character to another with a quick toss of the head...
Shows are at The New England Youth Theater, in the Latchis building in downtown Brattleboro, this weekend:
Thursday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Adults: $8, Students: $6. Tickets will be sold at the door. No reservations needed.