Moonbox Productions
presents Floyd
Collins; based on a true story, with
music and lyrics by Adam
Guettel, book and additional lyrics
by Tina
Landau.
Directed by Allison Olivia Choat, musical direction
by Dan Rodriguez,
choreographed by Rachel Bertone.
Performances run from April 6-14: Thurs. (7:30 pm), Fri. (8 pm), Sat. (2 pm
& 8 pm), & Sun. (2 pm). Tickets: $32-$37. BCA Plaza Theatre,
539 Tremont St.,
Boston, MA 02116. Wheelchair accessible. For
advance tickets and information, visit or call the Box Office at 671-933-8600 or
log onto http://www.bostontheatrescene.com/ - Floyd Collins, a local caver, became
trapped in a narrow crawlway 55 feet (17 m) below the surface. The reports on
efforts to save Collins propelled his plight into a media sensation, with
nationwide newspapers barely able to satisfy their readers’ hunger for the
latest news on rescue attempts. Citizens remained glued to their home radios for
updates.
Floyd
Collins is the musical adaptation of this true tale. On a
personal level, the play is a roller coaster ride of emotions, portraying a
family in crisis and the faith (and sometimes humor) they need to get through
it. But it is also an exposé on media exploitation. Floyd’s story and the
efforts to save him were a media phenomenon of the time, among the first to
sweep the nation — a nation all caught up in the modern technologies of the
roaring twenties!
With music and lyrics by composer Adam Guettel (Tony award winner for
The Light in the Piazza), and
book and additional lyrics by Tina
Landau, Floyd Collins
premiered at the American Music Theater Festival, New York City, in 1994. It
opened Off-Broadway at Playwright's Horizons, New York City, on February 9, 1996, directed by
Tina Landau. The show won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, and
the 1995-1996 Obie Award for its score. The show then toured the
United States and made its
London debut at
the Bridewell Theater in July 1999.
Moonbox Productions
( http://www.moonboxproductions.org/ - ) was
founded in 2011 by President/Producer Sharman Altshuler. It is based in
Harvard
Square in Cambridge, and is dedicated to supporting local
arts and local artists, and to connecting communities to the non-profit
organizations that serve them. To fulfill their artistic mission, Moonbox taps
the deep well of talent within the local community to bring top quality
theatrical experiences to stages throughout the greater Boston area. To fulfill
their social mission, Moonbox partners with a local non-profit organization for
each show, giving the visibility on their website and in their promotional
materials, as well as giving them access to their audiences in order to raise
awareness of their cause, create connections within the community, and increase
the reach and impact of their work.
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--submitted by marycurtinproductions
c/o Mary Curtin
PO Box 290703, Charlestown, MA 02129
617-241-9664, 617-470-5867 (cell), marycurtin@comcast.net
www.marycurtinproductions.com
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