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The Cast Left to Right: Grace, Andy, David, Nate, Jim

Chelsea Players presented
Brooklyn Boy
by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies October 21, 22, 28 and 29 at the Donald Oat Theater.

Brooklyn Boy is the story of Brooklyn born Eric Weiss, whose third novel has hit the bestseller list. Eric’s taste of fame quickly goes sour, with his wife planning to leave him; his dying, but still feisty father acting unimpressed with Eric’s success; and his childhood friend shocked that Eric has turned his back on his Jewish religion. But suddenly Hollywood beckons, with a screenplay contract, a teen heartthrob actor willing to do anything for the lead, and even a groupie young enough to be Eric’s daughter thrown into the mix.

This moving and often hilarious play is an emotionally rich look at family, ethnicity, friends, and fame. Although set in Brooklyn, anyone who has ever left their hometown can relate. In Margulies’ introduction to the script, he describes Brooklyn as “the past recorded in faded Super 8. It is innocence, childhood, family, community, a safe place.” In this beautifully written story, Eric has to maneuver some funny and some sad twists and turns in his frustrating journey before acknowledging his “safe place.”

Directed by Ken Lamothe of Norwich, the play featured:
Andrew Kirby of New London as Eric;
David Myers of Norwich as Manny, Eric’s father;
Jaime Kelley of Ledyard as Eric’s wife, Nina;
Grace Coco of Ledyard as Alison, a college-age literary groupie;
Patricia Smith of Noank as Melanie, a movie producer;
Nate Pupillo as Tyler Shaw, a young actor chosen to play the lead role in Eric’s movie;
and Jim Kenney of Montville, as Ira, Eric’s childhood friend.


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