[NEohioPAL] THE BOYS IN THE BAND opens Oct. 7

[convergence-continuum]

CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM PRESENTS A MODERN AMERICAN CLASSIC:
THE BOYS IN THE BAND, OPENING, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

convergence-continuum, continues its 2011 Season at the Liminis with Mart
Crowley’s 1968 ground-breaking play, The Boys in the Band.

Set in an Upper East Side Manhattan apartment during a birthday party, the
evening begins as a hilarious and spirited celebration among friends.  The
guest of honor is Harold, who is glum about getting older and losing his
looks.  Michael, the host, is uncomfortable about his sexuality and
undergoing psychoanalysis, as is guest Donald, a conflicted friend who has
moved to the suburbs to spurn the gay lifestyle.  Other guests include
Bernard, an African-American who still pines for the wealthy white boy in
the house where his mother worked as a maid; interior-decorator Emory, who
is openly and extremely flamboyant and the most stereotypical of the
group. Also attending are Larry, who is an aggressively sexual player and
Hank, who passes as straight: a couple living together but disagreeing on
the issue of monogamy.  Rounding out the revelers is “Cowboy,”  a young,
attractive, but less than bright, hustler who is Emory’s gift to Harold.
It’s all laughs, until an unexpected guest, Alan (Michael's straight
college friend), too much alcohol and a truth-telling game reveal tensions
that rip open the men's souls. The Boys in the Band premiered in 1968 and
represents a major milestone in American theatre as the first play to
openly portray the pleasures, miseries and private lives of gay men.

The Boys in the Band is directed by convergence-continuum company member,
Tyson Douglas Rand, and features actors Curt Arnold, Benjamin Gregg, Zac
Hudak, Jim Jarrell, Dan Kilbane, Clyde Simon, Jonathan Wilhelm, Bobby
Williams and Scott Zolkowski.

The Boys in the Band opens Friday, October 7 and runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays through October 29 at the Liminis, 2438 Scranton
Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood.  Tickets
are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors (65+) and $10 for students. 
Reservations and information are available at
http://www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.