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Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane

Thursday, Mar 18 (2010) 7:30p
Price: $33 - $37.50; Half price student rush tickets (cash only); Pay What You Can Show: Saturday, March 20 @ 3pm
Phone: (617) 933-8600
Age Suitability: None Specified

The sexy, dark comedy revolves around the charming, enigmatic Mr. Sloane (Jack Cutmore-Scott) as he arrives to rent a room from Kath (Sandra Shipley), a lonely, delusional landlady, in the junkyard house she shares with her declining father, Kemp (Dafydd Rees). Sloane quickly ingratiates himself, entering into seductions offered by both Kath, and her estranged brother Ed (Nigel Gore). The dueling affections within the family soon collide leading to a desperate act. Directed by Eric Engel.

Half price student rush tickets (cash only)

*Pay What You Can Show: Saturday, March 20 @ 3pm

**Post Show Talkback: Sunday, March 28 @ 3pm.

More about the play:

Seduction and intrigue abound in this sexy dark comedy about a handsome con man who ensnares an isolated family, but soon learns his charms are no match against the primal forces of despair and loneliness unleashed by his arrival.

The charming, enigmatic Mr. Sloane arrives to rent a room from Kath, a lonely, delusional landlady, in the junkyard house she shares with her declining father, Kemp. A handsome opportunist, Sloane quickly ingratiates himself, entering into seductions offered by both Kath, and her estranged brother Ed, who soon employs Sloane as his driver.

Sloane’s past misdeeds and dueling affections within the family soon collide, leading to a desperate act that proves the limit of his charms, and reveals the ruthless cunning Sloane’s victims will engage in to preserve their unique arrangement.

Cast:

Kath - Sandra Shipley*
Ed - Nigel Gore*
Sloane - Jack Cutmore-Scott
Kemp - Dafydd Rees

Creative:

Director - Eric C. Engel
Set Design - Dahlia Al-Habieli
Production Manager & Sound Design - John Doerschuk
Lighting Design - Kenneth Helvig
Costume Design- Molly Trainer**
Production Stage Manager - Marsha Smith*

* Member, Actors Equity
** Member, United Scenic Artists

Categories: Performing Arts, Comedy
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Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane News & Announcements

"It’s essential to have a cast that understands how to keep the darkest moments supremely light…The actors negotiate Orton’s sudden shifts of power & emphasis with sure-footed speed. It’s better than tennis, if a bit more violent…" —Boston Globe

Location & Nearby Info
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02117
(617) 426-5000
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