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Last of the Boys

Last of the Boys

By Steven Dietz
Directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder
Featuring ensemble members Tracy Letts, Mariann Mayberry and Amy Morton with John Judd and Christopher McLinden

In the Downstairs Theatre
Thu. September 15, 2005 — Sun. November 13, 2005

Overview

Jeeter arrives in the Great Central Valley to the rusted trailer of his buddy Ben, a fellow Vietnam veteran. Their beer drinking is interrupted by the arrival of Jeeter’s new girlfriend, her crazy mother and a stranger from their shared past. This is a fierce, funny American story by Steven Dietz, one of the country’s most widely-produced playwrights.

Running Time: 2 hours 5 minutes with 1 intermission

Reviews

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED…Blisteringly good…a master class in the art of acting.”
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

“ **** (out of 4) A Stellar Production.”
Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald

“Steven Dietz’s Last of the Boys most assuredly delivers…potent, moving and strangely wise…”
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune