"Perfect Arrangement" by Walking Shadow Theater at Crane Theater
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Many of us enjoyed "Feast" by Walking Shadow Theater. Here's another thought-provoking play.
You must buy your own ticket. They have different prices. If you can afford it, please support the theater.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfect-arrangement-tickets-1957695232139
https://walkingshadow.org/perfect-arrangement/
There is a parking lot. The entrance to the theater is on the parking lot side, not the street side. Look for the yellow door (picture below).
Meet in the lobby at 6:45 for introductions and a snack or beverage.
It’s 1950, and the government is purging the “enemies within”. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have a great track record of rooting out Communists. Now, they’ve been tasked with identifying sexual deviants among their ranks. There’s just one problem: Both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover.
Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, this production from Walking Shadow Theatre Company blends madcap classic sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.