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Event
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Prof. Jim Quinn
Friday, April 24 at 8pm Saturday, April 25 at 8pm Sunday, April 26 at 2pm
Thursday, April 30 at 8pm Friday, May 1 at 8pm Saturday, May 2 at 8pm
As the play begins Bette and Boo are being united in matrimony, surrounded by their beaming families. But as the further progress of their marriage is chronicled it becomes increasingly clear that things are not working out quite as hoped for. The birth of their son is followed by a succession of stillborns; Boo takes to drink; and their respective families are odd lots to say the least: His father is a sadistic tyrant, who refers to his wife as the dumbest woman in the world; while Bette's side includes a psychotic sister who endures lifelong agonies over her imagined transgressions and a senile father who mutters in unintelligible gibberish. For solace and counsel they all turn to Father Donnally, a Roman Catholic priest who dodges their questions by impersonating (hilariously) a strip of frying bacon. Conveyed in a series of dazzlingly inventive interconnected scenes, the play moves wickedly on through three decades of divorce, alcoholism, madness and fatal illnessall treated with a farcical brilliance which, through the author's unique talent, mines the unlikely lodes of irony and humor residing in these ostensibly unhappy events.
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LocationRondileau Campus Center Auditorium
19 Park Avenue
Bridgewater, MA 02324
United States
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Minimum Age: 14 |
Kid Friendly: No |
Dog Friendly: Yes! |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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