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The Cast of Some Men at Rising Action Theatre
Photo by Mark's List photographer
David Vance |
Rising
Action Theatre, Inc presents The South Florida Premiere of
Some Men by Terrence McNally One Month Only! Sept 24
through Nov 2, 2008. Performances: Wed, Fri, Sat at 8 pm ; Sun at 3
pm, Rising Action Theatre located at 840 E Oakland Park Blvd in
Oakland Park. Show $30
Tickets can be purchased at
www.risingactiontheatre.com or by calling 1800
595-4849. Tix are also available at “Out” 2256 Wilton Drive in
Wilton Manors. Groups call 954 816-8825 Dinner and Show Package
Available at Website
www.risingactiontheatre.com
The hot-button topic of gay marriage is the running theme of Some
Men. Some Men takes place at a gay wedding where 8 men
look back on their lives from 1922 - through present day exploring
how gay life, love, self worth and relationships have changed.
through the decades. “Some people think this marriage thing is going
to be the end of gay life as it has been practiced on this planet
for a hundred million years,” says a character in the opening scene,
set during a wedding between two men at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The Tony Award Winning Terrence McNally has written The Ritz,
Love Valour, Compassion, Frankie and Johnnie in the Clare Delune,
Master Class, Bad Habits, the controversial Corpus Christi
and the books to the musicals Kiss of the Spiderwoman, The
Rink, The Full Monty and Ragtime. He won an Emmy for the
teleplay Andre’s Mother and four Tony Awards.
The play features David Leddick who wrote and starred in the recent
hit musical Escorts at Rising Action Theatre’s as well as
Rising Action’s Eleven O’ Clock Number. Also in the cast
are Larry Brooks (Company@ Lyric Theatre), Daniel Lugo, (Puck
in Midsummer’s Night Dream @ Shakespeare in Miami), Joseph
Long, ( Little Shop at Main Street Players), Larry Williams
(Full Monty ) John Hernandez (Rising Action’s Burning
Blue; Tamarac’s Lost in Yonkers) Ted Dvoracek (award
winner of Chicago theatre) and making his acting debut is
Ricardo Rodriquez.
The show is directed by David Goldyn who directed Sisters
Rosensweig, Southern Baptist Sissies, and the Last
Hairdresser for Rising Action Theatre |
