In this absurdist play, Petey and Meg Boles run a seaside boarding house with one tennant, Stanley Webber. Despite living together for about a year, the couple knows very little about Stanley and his past. They go about their days eating cornflakes and playing chess, until two peculiar men who seem to know Stanley--McCann and Goldberg-- enter their lives and erupt them into chaos. These men, members of a mysterious organization, throw a riotous, confusing birthday party in which they harass Stanley past his limits, until he is but a shell of a human. Is it even Stanley’s birthday, anyway? We may never know.
Show Information
LAB! presented The Birthday Party on February 26-28th, 2022.
Cast
Goldberg // Tori Danielik Meg Boles // Grace Wissink Petey Boles // Jacob Messer Stanley Webber // Henry Goff McCann // Eva Buckner Lulu // Emma Greaney
Creative Team
Director // Hannah Fatool Assistant Director/Fight Captain // Ella Gross Stage Manager // Casey Medlin Producer // Maggie Dunn Costume Designer // Clara Hockenberry Co-Costume Designer // Madeline Gibson Lighting Designer // Skyler Clay Set and Props Designer // Tyler Smith Fight Choreographer // Benjamin Tarlton