“Boy Gets Girl,” is disturbing, topical and chilling.
The play, which opens tonight at the Everett Theatre, is also fast-paced, with lots of East Coast humor delivered by a seven-member cast that will make you laugh and give you goosebumps.
The New Everett Theatre managers are doing it again by presenting provoking, riveting drama that makes us think. This time, it’s a story about the destruction of a woman’s accomplishments because of an obsessive admirer.
Producer Kimberly Riley said what got her about the show was seeing how a successful woman could be brought down so fast.
“This is someone who has had complete control of her world for most of her life and in just a short time, it falls apart,” Riley said. “So often, people trivialize the topic of stalking or even the word ‘stalker.’ It’s not a joke.”
Riley pointed out that the National Center for Victims of Crime tallied more than 1 million women stalked annually in the United States with just under 375,000 men as well. Riley also pointed to an online survey taken for Liz Claiborne Inc. that found that 30 percent of teens said they’d been text messaged or e-mailed up to 30 times an hour by a partner wanting to check up on them.
Riley said the show has adult content and strong adult language, but if a parent felt their teen could handle that, it’s a good show for young adults to see.
“Boy Gets Girl” focuses on Theresa, who is so concentrated on achieving her successful New York career that she has no time for a relationship. She goes on a blind date and Tony turns out to be a bit insecure, but generally harmless.
The date goes well, but there is no commitment on Theresa’s part. So when flowers arrive every day and the phone keeps ringing, Theresa doesn’t know whether to feel flattered, annoyed or worried. Maybe Tony is doing all he can to get his girl. But how far will this go? And how far will she have to go to get away from him?
“Rent”: A musical about surviving and loving in New York City that inspired a major motion picture comes to Seattle for a limited eight-performance engagement starting Tuesday at The Paramount.
Set in the East Village, “Rent” has made its mark on Broadway with rockin’ songs and a lasting story about living for the day.
“Living Voices”: This family series at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will present some stirring presentations beginning tonight at the WICA playhouse in Langley.
The series begins with “Island of Hope,” a show for all ages that focuses on the American immigrant experience in the early 1900s as seen through the eyes of Leah, 10, a Jewish Russian girl who leaves with her family on a risky journey to New York. But when Leah is detained at Ellis Island, she must confront her biggest obstacle yet: What if she is sent back?
The other program is told from the viewpoint of a fictional “best friend” of Anne Frank. Sarah is a composite character based on the experiences and testimonies of those who knew Anne Frank and on those who experienced the Holocaust throughout Europe.
More at WICA: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is also continuing its Double Feature Series this weekend that combines good film with good music and good food with “A Prairie Home Companion” and music by Peter Ostroushko and Arkadiy Yushin.
The film begins at 2 p.m. Sunday and the concert kicks off at 6 p.m. at the WICA playhouse.
Director Robert Altman joined forces with Mr. Prairie Home Companion himself, Garrison Keillor, to develop the story about a fictitious radio variety show that somehow stays alive despite television.
Those who choose to can dine at the Prima Bistro, WICA’s partner for this double feature series. To make a reservation, contact Prima Bistro at 360-221-4060.
Ostroushko is a fiddle and mandolin player and composer. He has spent more than 25 years as a frequent performer on National Public Radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” Yushin is a guitar player and a professional recording and performance musician as well as a private educator of guitar, theory and advanced improvisational techniques.
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Carissa Smit and Scot Garrett star in “Boy Gets Girl.”
“Rent” is playing at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
Peter Ostroushko performs Sunday in Langley.
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