The Plays: Performed All Three Nights

Theatre NXS is proud and privileged to present the world premieres of Further Adventures of Tom and Huck and Jack in the Box and the Missouri premiere of Normalcy.

Please note that this is Theatre for Grownups. These plays are not for children under the age of 16.

• >> Further Adventures of Tom and Huck by Don Nigro

  "It's been so long. I always felt bad about losing touch like we did. Gosh, it's great to see you. Wait till I tell Becky. You know I married Becky Thatcher, don't you?" And so Tom begins their thirty year reunion. Don Nigro's exploration of these long-loved traditional characters presents a modern black comedy that plays on contemporary social themes and the American mythos, all with a stunning plot twist. After seeing this dark, witty and hilarious take on "what if," you will never think of Tom, Huck and Becky quite the same again.

• >> Normalcy by Don Nigro
  

  In this very short play a student presents a "report" on the stunning term of Warren G. Harding, and no politician is quite safe from its outrageous commentary.

• >> Jack in the Box by Don Nigro
  

  What if you discovered yourself trapped in a wind-up box, a spring stuck half-way up your arse, at the mercy of some gargantuan child? Jack, in the box, struggles to remember how he got there. Ten twisted minutes from the mind of Don Nigro.

Boston Marriage

David Mamet

David Mamet’s critics once said he could only write for men. He responded with Boston Marriage, a Victorian comedy of errors that broke new ground, not only for Mamet, but also for off-Broadway theatre.

“Devastatingly funny ... exceptionally clever ... (Mamet) demonstrates anew his technical virtuosity and flexibility.” The New York Times

“(Mamet’s characters) are at each other’s throats with a wit akin to characters out of Wilde and a vengeance not unlike those from Pinter, Edward Albee or Mamet himself.” The Boston Globe

“Wickedly, wittily entertaining ... What makes the play ... such brilliant fun is its marriage of glinting period artifice and contemporary frankness.” The Boston Phoenix

“Brilliant ... One of Mamet’s most satisfying and accomplished plays, and one of the funniest comedies in years.” New York Post

Theatre NXS is proud to present the mid-Missouri premiere of David Mamet’s Boston Marriage.

Hedda Gabler

Adapted from Henrik Ibsen by Cheryl Black and LR Hults

A Night of One-Act Premieres: Mulberry Tree Variations and The Voice Folk

Don Nigro

Featuring Loretta

George F. Walker