Event

Den of Thieves

Normal Ave is proud to present DEN OF THIEVES by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Gurguis.

Maggie is a newly single, junk-food-binging shoplifter looking to change her life. Paul is her passionately convicted sponsor in a twelve-step program for recovering thieves. Maggie's jealous ex-boyfriend is a charismatic wannabe Puerto Rican small-time thief of uncertain ancestry named Flaco who spins a grammatically challenged but persuasive yarn about $750,000 in unprotected drug money sitting in a safe in a downtown disco guarded by an easily distracted crackhead. When things don't quite go according to plan, this bickering quartet of hapless thieves finds themselves at the mercy of Louie "The Little Tuna" Pescatore, a reluctant heir to the criminal empire run by his father. The penalty for stealing from the Tuna is death, but Louie offers them a difficult solution. Tied to chairs and able to move only their mouths, they must now fight for their lives by out-arguing each other as to who deserves to live. Verbal gymnastics and the struggle for self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-love produce a high-octane battle for survival.

DEN OF THIEVES by Stephen Adly Guirgis
June 15th-17th, 2017
Medicine Show Theatre

Director-JEREMY LANDES
Assistant Director- ELENA BARONE
Stage Manager- ANDREA MILLER
Light Designer- CURTIS SHIELDS

CAST
Flaco- KEITH CARAM**
Boochie- SHANNON MOLLY FLYNN
Little Tuna- TOM HAYES
Sal- TONY KNOTTS**
Paul- ALEXANDER MANUEL
Maggie- KIANI NELSON
Big Tuna-PAUL PILCZ**

**these Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

Equity Approved Showcase