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| Jessa Dian (L) Brynn Ogilvie (R) photo courtesy Bryan Willis |
A new play by local and nationally acclaimed playwright
Bryan Willis will premiere in a one-night-only performance at Oly Underground
in Olympia with two shows on Monday March 2.
Boy Meets Girls is
billed as “a play about love, human trafficking and growing up at the speed of
sex.” The play is based on 10 different stories—all true, according to the
playwright. A dancer in a local strip club considers giving a bikini barista some
survival tips before she signs a contract. Willis says, “Boy Meets Girls provides a realistic glimpse of a world that may be
closer than you think.”
It is a one-act running 25minutes. There will be two
performances, each with a different cast:
Cast #1performing at 7 p.m.:
Jessa Dian, Brian Hatcher, Brynn Ogilvie
Cast #2 performing at 8 p.m:
Brian Wayne Jansen, Cheyenne Lorraine, Mariah Moore
Known locally for his many plays produced by Harlequin Productions and
other performance groups such as Theater Artists Olympia, Willis is now playwright-in-residence
at Northwest Playwrights Alliance at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. His plays
have been included in the past two evenings of one-acts at the Midnight Sun.
He quit his day job in ’92 and has been a working playwright ever since. His
plays have been workshopped and produced off-Broadway, on the London fringe,
throughout the U.K., Israel, and in theaters across the U.S. and Canada,
including ACT, New York Theater Workshop, Seattle Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Unseam’d
Shakespeare Co. and Riverside Studios in London. His work has also been
featured on NPR and BBC Radio (commission for Sophie). Willis is the recipient
of a theater fellowship from Artist Trust and has also received the Kennedy
Center Gold Medallion for his work with the American College Theater Festival.
He has worked in the literary departments of many theaters, including
Playwrights Horizons and Lincoln Center (NYU’s Playwright-in-Residence) and
Tacoma Actors Guild.
He lives in Olympia with his son Zach in their new home: Willoughby,
Significantly Close to the Sea.
Boy Meets Girls
Oly Underground, 109 SW Legion Way, Olympia, WA (360/352-7343)
Tickets: $5 suggested
donation at the door, or reserve seating by writing willis@olynet.com
Age Restriction: 21+
only (Oly Underground serves alcohol)
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