14 Feb 2005
Transamerica
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Shimmer
Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
Top Billed Cast
Marcus Klemp John 'Spacy' Callahan
Elijah James Shepard Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
Mary Beth Hurt Mother
Tom Bower Mr. Speck
Clem Tucker Jr. Teats Bower
Patrick LaBrecque Tony Kemler
Jake Busey Richard Halverson
Michael Hyland Davey Rydell
Robert Breuler Mr. Kibby
Mary Forcade Mrs. Speck
Benjamin Salisbury Young Spacy
William Francis McGuire Father
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