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Byrd’s Boy
reminds us that the homeless are an extreme manifestation of feelings
that haunt all of us. It is the nature of the beast to be lost when
without a home. In Byrd’s Boy an obsessed, hallucinatory man
and a beleaguered female security guard find themselves trapped
by circumstances in the same warehouse. Their mutual rootlessness
cultivates a strange and unlikely bond of affection. Byrd’s
Boy will be Charlotte Leisinger’s directing debut
at the Rep but over the past seven years Rep audiences have become
very familiar with her achievements as an actor on the Repertory
stage. In 2004 alone, she was acclaimed for her portrayal of a beleaguered
mother whose son was on death row in the play, Unspoken Prayers.
She followed that with a comical portrayal of a feisty old political
activist living in the Harvest Moon Retirement Home who advocated
causes and orgasms. The play was the first on the present season,
Coming to life. Charlotte has cast two familiar and beloved Repertory actors who
will perform together for the very first time. Natalie Chillis
who will portray the security guard in Byrd’s
Boy returned to the Rep stage last fall after a prolonged
maternity leave. She re-won our hearts with her frustrated attempts
to tame five feisty old retired ladies in Coming to Life. B.J. Love has the role of the hallucinatory, sometimes
comical, sometimes sad, homeless old man who sets up housekeeping
in warehouse. B. J. was voted the Detroit Repertory Theatre Subscriber
Best Supporting Actor for the 2003/04 season for his portrayal of
Morgan, the loyal companion of his brain damaged friend, in The
Drawer Boy. Byrd’s Boy opens March 31st and runs every Thursday through Sunday( except Easter Sunday) until May 22, 2005. General Admission for All seats and all performances is $17. Tickets are on sale at all TicketMaster Outlets and the Detroit Repertory Theatre Box Office, 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Det. 48238. Tickets may be purchased by telephone with MasterCard or Visa. Curtain
Times: General Admission is $17 for all seats, all performances. For ticket information call the Box Office 313-868-1347. Repertory Offices are open 10 AM to 5 PM weekdays and 10 AM to 1 PM Saturdays.
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