Broken Nose Theatre (BNT) is delighted to continue its second season with the Chicago Premiere of From White Plains, written by Michael Perlman – in collaboration with Aaron Rossini, Craig Wesley Divino, Karl Gregory, and Jimmy King, the actors in the original production – which from its initial run went on to receive the GLAAD Award for Best New Off-Off Broadway Play.
Dennis Sullivan has just won an Academy Award for his film, “White Plains,” about a gay teenager who takes his own life after being bullied relentlessly by his high school classmates. In his acceptance speech, Dennis dedicates the award to his late friend Mitchell, whose story the film was based on, before calling out Ethan Rice, the bully whose action Dennis firmly believes led his friend’s suicide. Like millions of other people that night, the now-grown Ethan is at home watching the speech live on TV, and he soon realizes that Dennis has made him the face of intolerance in the middle of a worldwide anti-bullying campaign. As Dennis and Ethan engage in an internet feud that quickly spirals out of control, they find themselves entrenched in a media firestorm that changes not only their lives but the lives of those closest to both men.
On the heels of their acclaimed Bechdel Fest, a two-week festival that involved nine short plays featuring a diverse ensemble of actresses, BNT is excited to spring forward in their second season with this sharp, timely, and empathetic Chicago premiere about bullying, vengeance, and whether or not we ever truly forgive and forget.
Broken Nose Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of From White Plains in the Downstairs Studio at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 North Lincoln Ave., January 24th – February 23rd. The show runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Preview performances are from January 24th – 26th and 30th, with Press Opening on January 31st. Tickets to From White Plains range from $15 - $25, with discounts for seniors, students, industry, and veterans. Tickets are available online at http://www.tix.com/Schedule.asp?ActCode=99697 or by calling the box office at 773.404.7336. For more information about the play or Broken Nose Theatre, visit www.brokennosetheatre.com.
