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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 3w, 3m
Written by Hannah Bos and Paul ThureenDeveloped by Oliver ButlerMade by The Debate Society
A darkly comic thriller of post-war verve and pre-adolescent disquiet, created by New York’s critically lauded theatre company, The Debate Society.
A tranquil suburban evening in the early 1950s: the kids are away on a Junior Cherokee camping trip and a string of coincidences leads to a spontaneous grown-up party in the basement of a new ranch house. Exotic cocktails are imbibed, raucous games are played, and new friends are made, but much is happening that no one is talking about. And something is stirring underground. Blood Play is a darkly comic thriller of post-war verve and pre-adolescent disquiet, created by New York’s critically lauded theatre company known as The Debate Society.
BEV FEINBERG – Mid 30s, sweet, desperate to fit in to the new neighborhood.MORTY FEINBERG – Late 30s, affable, wildly in love with his wife, wants to be a great neighbor.IRA FEINBERG – 10 years old, fragile and very small for his age. An old soul.SAM FOGELBERG – Late 30s, slightly dim but lovable guy’s guy.GAIL FOGELBERG – Mid 30s, neighborhood queen bee. Cold. Hard to please.JEEP MATSON – Early 40s, single, odd. Covers his awkwardness with a smile.
The role of IRA is traditionally played by a female adult.
Skokie, Illinois. Late August. 1951.
“Unsettlingly funny!” – Vulture
“Once again Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen and Oliver Butler escort audiences into an unforgettable setting gleefully stacked with layer upon layer of affecting detail. A+.” –Backstage“They make us see life as kids again – with all the joy and dire vulnerability that entails.” – Time Out New York“Unsettlingly funny. The giggly-grim genius of it resides in its ensemble, whose patience and timing are dead-on.” – Vulture“Blood Play is a stealth machine.” – The New York Times“[A] theatrical cocktail, as tasty as it is esoteric. Fix us another round.” – The Village Voice
Oliver Butler is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society and has directed and toured with the company. In New York, Mr. Butler has directed the world premieres of The Lapsburgh Layover, Buddy Cop 2, Cape Disappointment, Goodbye New York Goodbye Heart, ...
Hannah Bos (writer/actor) is a founder and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, an Obie Award-winning theater company. She has co-written and starred in all of the company’s plays: Jacuzzi (Ars Nova), Blood Play (Bushwick Starr/The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Fest ...
Paul Thureen is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, co-writing and starring in A Thought About Raya, The Snow Hen, You’re Welcome, The Eaten Heart, Cape Disappointment, Detroit and Buddy Cop 2. Recent New York and international performances inclu ...
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