"The Boys Next Door" May 2, 2008

 
Vintage Theatre presents
The Boys Next Door
By Tom Griffin
Directed by Bernie Cardell

(Denver, CO)- “The Boys Next Door” is a very funny and thoroughly touching Off-Broadway hit that focuses on the unusual lives of four mentally challenged men, where ‘little things’ sometimes become momentous. Arnold (their ringleader) is a hyperactive chatterer. Norman successfully works in a doughnut shop and takes great pride in the large ring of keys which dangles from his belt. Lucien P. Smith has the innocent mind of a five year old with a heart of gold, and Barry is a brilliant schizophrenic who fantasizes himself a Golf pro. Their New England group home is supervised by Jack who is occasionally overwhelmed by his responsibility to the group. The Boys Next Door moves the audience to an awareness of how many things in everyday life we take for granted.
 
Vintage Theatre opens Tom Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door” on Friday, May 2 and plays Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through June 1. There will be one special performance on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. when all tickets will be only $11.  Performances are in their new home at Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave in Denver. Tickets are $22 at the door, $17 in advance and available by calling 303-839-1361 or online at www.vintagetheatre.com.
 
Tom Griffin is a playwright. “The Boys Next Door” is his most successful work. His other plays include “Amateurs”, “Einstein and The Polar Bear”, “Pasta”, and “Mrs. Sedgewick's Head”. He spent many years working with challenged men and women. He decided to dramatize his experiences in this wonderful work. While his frustrations grew, as happens to his alter-ego Jack Palmer in the play, Mr. Griffin was still able to see the wonderful humor in the way his charges look at life.
 
The cast includes Andy Anderson (Jack), Patrick Mann (Arnold), Patrick Hurley (Norman), Mathew Kepler (Lucien), Addison Parker (Barry), Kirsten Krieg (Sheila), Jesse Pearlman (Mr. Klemper) and Michelle Grimes as Everyone Else.
 
Denver’s Vintage Theatre Productions- founded in 2002 over a vintage martini glass- is changing its nomadic ways and settling into the newly renamed Vintage Theatre (2119 E 17th Ave in Denver) for the entirety of its 2008 season.
 
Vintage Theatre presents
“The Boys Next Door”
A poignant and funny look at the daily lives of four mentally handicapped men.
May 2 – June 1
Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m. / Sun at 2:30 p.m. and Industry Night on Tues. May 13, 7:30 p.m.
Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Avenue, Denver 80206
Tickets are $22 at the door, $17 in advance
$11 on Tues. May 13
303-839-1361 or online at vintagetheatre.com

Official Website: http://www.vintagetheatre.com